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How To Overcome The Challenges LGBT Couples Face When Planning a Wedding
Planning a wedding is can be exciting. But for LGBT couples, the process often comes with challenges that straight couples may not have to consider. Here are our LGBT therapist approved tips for couples to plan a wedding that truly reflects your love while minimizing stress.
The Mental Health Impact of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
If you’ve been struggling with mental and physical health issues that don’t seem to respond to traditional treatments, MCAS may be playing a role. Let’s explore what MCAS is, how it affects the brain, and how to tell if your mental health challenges could be linked to mast cell dysfunction.
Six Great Reasons to Start Therapy
Starting therapy is a powerful choice for anyone seeking personal growth and emotional well-being. Whether you're facing big changes or wanting to heal old wounds, here are six great reasons to consider therapy:
Will EMDR Therapy Be Too Intense for Me?
EMDR therapy should be adapted to fit your comfort level. A skilled EMDR therapist will always prioritize your safety and well-being. Here’s how EMDR therapy can be made manageable and safe, even if you’re feeling apprehensive.
How Your Media, Water, and Food Intake Impacts Your Mental Health
Our mental and emotional health is deeply influenced by the things we put into our bodies and minds. Just like how a healthy diet can fuel your body, what you feed your brain can have a powerful impact on how you feel.
How to Identify Trauma: The Mind-Body Gap
Have you ever felt like there's a disconnect between what you logically know is true and what your body believes? This is a common experience for trauma survivors. Trauma is as diverse as the people who experience it, making a common definition difficult, but when there's an inconsistency between what you logically know is true and the signals your body is sending, that's a clue you've got trauma.
Healing through LGBT Affirmative Therapy
LGBT affirmative therapy truly embraces who you are, creating a safe space for you and your loved ones to express, explore, and understand your identities. This is vital for the LGBTQ+ community as it acknowledges and celebrates individual identities and relationships in a world that often does not.
Embracing Equity in Mental Health this International Women’s Day
We want to start a conversation on what equity means for women’s mental health.
What To Do When Someone Sets a Harsh Boundary With You
How to respond to harsh and unreasonable boundaries.
Six Steps to Maximize a Psychiatry Visit
An appointment with a psychiatrist is often difficult to get, so you really want to maximize that time. Here are six steps to help you communicate clearly and in language they will understand.
How Do You Start Your First Therapy Session?
As you approach your first therapy session, it can be helpful to think about the issues you want to discuss. Here’s a helpful guide.
How Long Will Therapy Take? Understanding Your Goals and Progress
While some people seek therapy as an ongoing support over the course of decades, most do not want to be in therapy forever & have specific goals in mind when they start.
How to Find the Right Therapist for You
Virtual Psychotherapist Laurel Roberts-Meese and Therapist Cindy Shu on key advice for finding the best therapist for you.
How To Find a Great Teletherapist
Advice for beginning your search for a great psychotherapist - in San Francisco, Los Angeles and beyond. Contact us if we can help.
How to Find the Right Online Therapist for You
Here are six steps to find a great therapist online who can help with anxiety and depression.
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