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Kathryn May 20, 2025

Unveiling the Hidden Self: Navigating Sex, Shame, and Secrecy in Therapy

This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. You might also enjoy...

Kathryn May 15, 2025

How Do We Begin When We Don’t Know Where to Go? Making Space for Uncertainty in Uncertain Times

This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. How Do We Begin...

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Kathryn May 9, 2025

Bisexual+ Trauma Recovery Therapy Group

Associate therapist Josephine Kelly is offering this new therapy group beginning in May. Did you know bisexual+ people make up over half of the LGBTQ+ community and have been critical change makers in the fight for queer and trans liberation? Yet somehow bi+ folks are often excluded from community and denied affirming mental health care due to stigma and misinformation. I...

Kathryn May 7, 2025

Conversations with Clinicians: Interview with Associate Therapist Corinne Crone

Welcome back to Conversations with Clinicians where we interview one of our associate therapists. We like to give you this opportunity to learn more about the way that they work. It can also give you insight into the differences between various therapeutic modalities, approaches and techniques. Today, meet Corinne Crone. Corinne is a transpersonal West Marin, California therapist. Asked to...

Kathryn April 15, 2025

Inside Out 2: A Therapist’s Review

This film review comes from associate therapist Elizabeth Dausch. Elizabeth recently shared more about Internal Family Systems, one of the primary modalities that she utilizes in her work. You can also learn more about Elizabeth from our Conversations with Clinicians Interview. The Inside Out 2 emotions are sneaky good at holding up a mirror and helping us learn about ourselves....

Kathryn April 11, 2025

Experiential Somatic Group Therapy for PMDD

This group is for women who have been formally diagnosed or self-diagnosed with PMDD, are currently working with an individual therapist, or have prior experience with psychotherapy, and who are ready to explore the experience of PMDD in a compassionate and non-judgmental environment. I hope to have six people in the group before we begin. We will meet weekly for...

Kathryn April 8, 2025

Breaking Analysis Paralysis: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Mental Models

[caption id="attachment_7769" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Ashley Byrd on Unsplash[/caption] In "The Hurt Locker," we watch Staff Sergeant William James defusing bombs with cool precision under extreme pressure. Yet in the film's final sequence, this same decisive expert freezes in the cereal aisle of a suburban supermarket, overwhelmed by dozens of practically indistinguishable choices. This moment captures a...

Kathryn April 6, 2025

Understanding IFS Therapy: A Guest Post From Associate Therapist Elizabeth Dausch

This month, our featured associate is Elizabeth Dausch. One of her primary modalities is Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and in this blog, she offers an insightful introduction to how it works and why it matters. You can also learn more about Elizabeth from our Conversations with Clinicians Interview. As a therapist, I’m continually struck by how many tools and...

Kathryn March 30, 2025

35 Emotional Boundaries to Watch For in Open Relationships

Emotional boundaries are often the most subtle—and most essential—part of maintaining healthy open or polyamorous relationships. While physical boundaries (like time, touch, or space) are more tangible, emotional boundaries define your inner world: your values, your energy, your self-respect, and your emotional safety. In polyamorous dynamics, it’s easy for emotional boundaries to blur. You may feel pulled between multiple people’s...

Kathryn March 28, 2025

When Jealousy Shows Up: A Therapist’s Approach to Polyamorous Insecurity

Jealousy is one of the most emotionally charged topics in relationships. It’s a word that can stir up shame, fear, defensiveness, or guilt—especially in polyamorous and non-monogamous dynamics, where freedom and trust are central values. Many people believe that if they were truly "evolved" or "secure," they wouldn’t feel jealous at all. But that’s not how emotions work—and it’s not...