June 2023

Creating a SMART goal is a practical, concrete way to set yourself up for success, and there is no one better suited to help you in creating and achieving a SMART goal than a therapist. A SMART goal is: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Tĭmely; which sounds simple, but winnowing down what exactly is measurable, […]

In the realm of therapy and self healing, your “shadow” is a term used to describe those parts of yourself that are at odds with how you typically see yourself, or typically behave. Your shadow is often the part or parts of you that you may be trying to repress, hide, or avoid. These hidden

You probably frequently hear phrases like “self esteem” and “self care”, and you may even have a pretty solid understanding of what those two things are, but I bet you’re less familiar with the concept of self love. Self love is the practice of having compassion for yourself, placing a certain importance on your own

We all have different ways of moving through and interacting with the people and the world around us. Specifically, the way a person communicates with and connects to other people is referred to as their communication style. Communication style is important when it comes to building and maintaining relationships in both the personal and professional

Most people have heard the term “burnout”, and while that’s an important concept to understand in our fast paced world, a less commonly understood, but possibly more important, term is “secondary trauma”. Burnout is the result of general occupational stress, and anyone can become burnt out by their job; it can be the result of

Self-care seems to be one of the trendiest phrases in our lexicon as of late, but so few of us truly understand that self-care goes face beyond face masks, bubble baths and deep breathing. In fact for many people, self care is none of those things. Though far less glamorous that the latest self-care post