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Kathryn November 11, 2024

Affirming Therapy for Trans Youth: Supporting Mental Health during Anti-Bullying and Transgender Awareness Weeks

This November, two significant awareness events—Anti-Bullying Week (November 11-15, 2024) and Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2024)—overlap. This provides a terrific opportunity for emphasizing the importance of supportive environments for transgender children and teens. Both awareness weeks aim to create awareness, celebrate individuality, and promote respect. For trans youth, who face unique challenges, this period highlights the importance of affirming...

Kathryn November 4, 2024

60 Books That Are Favorites of Therapists

We asked our associate therapists about their favorite books. We asked them to provide books that are related to therapy as well as those that aren't. After all, sometimes the most helpful books in our lives are fiction, memoir, and even children's books. Together, these sixteen associate therapists named 60 different favorite books, which we've rounded up here for you...

transgender awareness month and inclusive therapy

Kathryn November 1, 2024

Transgender Awareness Month: Celebrating Identity and the Role of Inclusive Therapy

Transgender Awareness Month, observed throughout November, originated as a way to celebrate and uplift the trans community while promoting education on transgender issues. It seeks to raise visibility for transgender and non-binary individuals, address misinformation, and advocate for policies that protect trans rights. In a world where trans people still face higher rates of discrimination, violence, and mental health challenges,...

Kathryn October 28, 2024

14 Therapists Answer: What are the best self-care tips for free, on a budget, and at a higher price point?

When we interview our associate therapists, we ask them about their best tips for self-care. Everyone approaches this differently. Some of our therapists really give us food for thought as to what self-care truly means. Many give a variety of tips, knowing that we each need different things at different times. Here are what 14 of our associate therapists responded...

"What might your clients be surprised to learn about you?"

Kathryn October 21, 2024

Your Therapist Think You Might Be Surprised to Know This About Them

When we interview our associate therapists, we like to ask them a variety of different questions. Sure, we ask about their modalities and therapeutic orientation. But we also like to learn more about their human side. One of the questions that we ask is: "What might your clients be surprised to learn about you?" Here is how 15 different associate...

Kathryn October 14, 2024

17 Therapists Answer: What is a client’s experience like working with you?

What is it like to work with a therapist? Well, it really depends a lot on the therapist. We asked our associate therapists: What is it like to work with you? How would you (or clients) say you are in the room? Here is what seventeen different therapists responded, giving you a comprehensive picture of some of the things you...

Kathryn October 7, 2024

10 Therapists Answer: What is something from your experience as a client that you want to share with your own clients?

Therapists also have experience being clients in therapy. So, we wanted to find out from our associate therapists: What is one takeaway moment that you’d like to share from your own experience as a client in therapy? Their responses offer a profound look into the transformative power of therapy, whether it’s learning to care for oneself, reconnecting with the body,...

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Kathryn September 30, 2024

12 Therapists Answer: In one sentence, why might someone go to therapy?

Have you ever wondered why people go to therapy? Have you ever wondered if there are deeper reasons than what you might initially have thought? We asked our associate therapists based on their experience why it is that someone might go to therapy. This is a huge question with many answers, but we asked them to narrow it down to...

Kathryn September 25, 2024

Understanding Suicide Bereavement: How It Differs from Other Forms of Grief and Effective Therapeutic Approaches

"Beyond the aspects of grieving that apply to all bereavement situations, there are several aspects of a suicide death that can be considered to be either unique to suicide, or at least much more prominent after a suicide, and other traumatic deaths. By traumatic deaths, I mean a mode of death that is sudden, unexpected, and often times violent –...

Kathryn September 23, 2024

11 Therapists Answer: What do you do outside of work to stay inspired?

We recently shared with you several therapists' answers to the question about what keeps them inspired in their work. However, therapists are whole people, too, so we also wanted to know what keeps them inspired outside of the work. After all, work-life balance and self-nurturing are wonderful things for therapists to model! Here, eleven of our associate therapists share what...