We're back today with another California therapist interview from our Conversations with Clinicians series. Meet Kaye Reeves, a former staff attorney in the California appellate courts who is now working with us as an associate therapist. Kaye is inspired by the growth and change of doing this work. Let's learn more about working with this therapist, who is located in...[ read more ]
Conversations with Clinicians is our therapist interviews series. It provides an opportunity for you to get to know more about one of our associate therapists. Moreover, you can learn about different therapeutic orientations, reasons people become therapists, and what they recommend in terms of media, Bay Area locations, and more. Today, meet California East Bay therapist Mark Resch. He is a...[ read more ]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This annual observance is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues, reducing stigma, and promoting access to mental health resources and support. Actually, though, October and July are also mental health awareness months, which is kind of interesting. We'll get into the distinction below. Recognizing this, what exactly does it mean...[ read more ]
We love connecting with people on TikTok. We follow therapists and other mental health professionals. It can provide a great way to get tips, ideas, inspiration and just a break from whatever is going on in the world around us. There's a whole world of therapytok and tiktoktherapists. However, there are mental health pros and cons of TikTok use for...[ read more ]
This blog post was written by Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Mark Resch. He has looked at a recent paper about the overlapping symptoms in mental health diagnosis. This study aimed to map the repetition of symptoms across diagnoses in the DSM-5. The researchers looked at the 202 diagnoses in the adult psychopathology section of the DSM-5 and identified 1,419 symptoms. They...[ read more ]
This blog post about Social Emotional Learning for Adults (SEL) was written by associate therapist Julie K. Peters. You can learn more about Julie from this therapist interview. If you are interested in working with Julie, or any of our other therapists, contact us today. Selling SEL: a blogpost by: Julie K. Peters “Emotional learning is not a quick or...[ read more ]
Maybe you've never been to therapy before. Or perhaps you've never seen the type of therapist that you're about to see. It's normal to find yourself wondering what to expect. What happens in a first therapy session? Of course, each therapist and each client is different, so things can unfold in many different ways. However, we asked a few of...[ read more ]
We love it when we see a therapist review a book. After all, they can give us insights into the human psychology aspect of a book that we might not have considered ourselves. This can greatly enhance our reading. Therefore, we're thrilled to bring you a book review by associate therapist Julie Peters. She tells us about "The Ministry of...[ read more ]
There's always new information coming out about mental health. In this article, we'll go over a little bit of the history of bipolar disorder. Then we'll look at some of the most recent study findings about the condition. You can learn more about bipolar depression here. Are you seeking therapy for bipolar disorder? Learn more here about how therapy helps...[ read more ]
We are continuing our conversation with ChatGPT about the role of AI in therapy for mental health. If you haven't been following along with us, you can start here. That's where we asked ChatGPT to provide us with information about the topic. Then we went on to ask about the best and worst possible outcomes for using AI in therapy....[ read more ]