There are a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings about what therapy is and is not, how it can be helpful, who needs it or who can access it; and those all serve to keep people from becoming more self-aware and receiving the support and resources they need in order to survive and thrive.

There are many evident disparities in the Mental Health Industrial Complex that adversely impact minoritized individuals by keeping us from accessing mental health services or gaslight us into assimilation.

The process of searching for a therapist can be grueling and overwhelming. Between navigating insurance availability, therapist options, evaluating your own availability, and even trying to understand why therapy feels necessary, it makes sense for many people to struggle finding a therapist.

Mental health stigma is a public health crisis as it impacts all individuals; however, the people who bear the brunt of this stigma are those whose identities and experiences are marginalized and minoritized. Stigma surrounding mental illness and mental health services doesn’t operate in a vacuum.

Systemic oppression is not only a sociopolitical issue—it is a significant determinant of mental health. From discriminatory policies to chronic marginalization, individuals whose identities have been historically oppressed are left to contend with disproportionate emotional and psychological labor that has a lasting impact across one’s lifetime and generations to come.

Our understanding of trauma within the mental health field has grown and expanded over time, arguably in great part due to our more nuanced understanding of intersectionality (Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, 1989) and Adverse Childhood Experiences, also known as ACEs (Dr. Vincent Felitti and Dr. Robert Anda, 1995-97).

Summer time is here and with it comes hot weather, longer periods of daylight, and the harvest of a great variety of fruits and vegetables. Summer time in our society also means breaks from school and university for a lot of people in addition to an increase in social activity with the more permissive weather.

Endings are a natural and constant part of life, a companion to change and often associated with goodbyes.

Within the mental health field, it is not that much better– AI has been on the rise, providing that highly coveted efficient and streamlined evidence-based treatment insurance companies hold over real human therapists heads to justify their reimbursement (or lack thereof) rates.

Living in New York City, the “concrete jungle,” can feel nature-depriving. Whether this feels ~natural~ to you or you feel your cravings for greenery and open skies fester the longer you live here, it may bring up questions regarding your relationship with nature.

Veterans in the United States face unique mental health challenges that often persist long after their service ends. For instance, while veterans only make up 7% of the population in this empire, they represent 13% of the unhoused population.

The mental health field has historically centered whiteness.  From the very beginning, leaders in psychology were almost exclusively white, heterosexual men.  The impacts of this narrow viewpoint are seen and felt in the racist, sexist, homophobic foundations of psychological concepts, theories, and diagnoses

Compassion, flexibility, and imagination are our friends! Here are some helpful suggestions to consider and redefine your own relationship with the holiday as a single parent

This year, the theme for AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month is “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience”.

Change is such a layered word. It is inevitable- whether for the better or for worse- and even when it is hoped for, desired, and worked towards.

There is no limit to what can be explored in therapy, and thus the benefits of individual talk therapy are infinite. 

The term burnout was coined in the 1970s by psychoanalyst Herbert Freundenberger as he reckoned the toll cumulative exhaustion was taking on his mind and body.

Termination is the word used to connotate the end of a therapeutic relationship and the process of ending a counseling experience. 

The arts are an essential part of our human experience, whether we are in a state of creation or admiration at another’s artwork, all artforms offer a unique and universal language that helps us connect to ourselves and one another.

It is a time full of mental health awareness, women’s history and International Woman’s Day, and the end of winter.  March is also the anniversary date of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic