“The first thing you do is to forget that i’m Black. Second, you must never forget that i’m Black.” —Pat Parker As a white psychotherapist, it is my responsibility to recognize the complexity of my clients’ life experiences and to acknowledge the societal forces that have affected them (and me). One of those societal forces…
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Responding To Violence: We Are All In This Together
Every time there is a mass shooting (or any other incidence of violence), I feel the need to write something that would be helpful for people. “I’m a therapist,” I think, “Certainly I should be able to say something that will help people to deal with what happened.” But I haven’t been able to do…
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Four Things I Say to Couples
Couples come to therapy usually because they are frustrated with something about each other. Here are some things I often tell them. It is always possible that your partner will change. Over the course of a long-term relationship, many changes happen. But it is not wise to count on it. Your partner might not change…
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Leaving The Land of Insurance: A Therapist’s Story
Once upon a time, there was a brave therapist starting a private practice. Having worked previously in an agency, she was used to having clients use their health insurance to pay for therapy sessions. So she contracted with health insurance companies to provide psychotherapy for clients and set up her practice in the Land of…
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Call Me, Maybe
Some therapists caution clients that if therapists allow them to call between therapy sessions then that is a sign they have a bad therapist. They say these bad therapists will enable them not to get support from other places in their life. They imply that these bad therapists will prevent clients from being independent. They…
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Top 10 Reasons to Get Individual Psychotherapy
Written on May 19, 2017 by cindy in Demystifying Therapy, Depression and Anxiety, Personal Growth, Relationships, Trauma
Therapy can be great if you have a therapist who is right for you. Are you wondering whether to try individual therapy? Here are some reasons to consider it: You feel stuck in some way and can’t seem to get unstuck no matter how hard you try. A good therapist can help you figure out…
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7 Tips For Handling Your Anxiety About Starting Therapy
One challenge in getting psychotherapy for anxiety is that often people are too anxious to go to therapy. After all, beginning therapy involves making phone calls to find a therapist, going to a new place, telling a stranger about your feelings, being vulnerable, and talking about your anxiety — all things that might make people…
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Individual Therapy Is About Relationship
In order for individual therapy to be worth your time and effort and money, it has to be more effective than a popular psychology book. Right? Otherwise, you could check a book out from the library, read it, implement the suggestions, and be done. Some of those books have great ideas. Many are written by…
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Should You Recommend Your Therapist?
Let’s say you have a therapist you really like and a friend asks if you know of any good therapists. Should you recommend your therapist? The answer is not as simple as it might appear. Here are some questions to consider. How close are you to the person who is in need of a therapist?…
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“Do You Have A Specialty?”
When starting my private practice I read a lot of articles about how therapists should market and advertise their practices to attract new clients. One of the most common pieces of advice I read was that it is very important for therapists to have a “specialty,” a “niche,” an area of expertise that sets them…
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