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    Navigating infant loss

    Helping Clients Navigate Infant Loss

    When someone loses a parent they become an orphan. When they lose a spouse, we call them a widow. But … Continued

    Illustrated image of a snow capped mountain against a clock ideating on whether are 30 minute therapy sessions effective as longer sessions

    Offering Extended Sessions: An Alternative to Twice-Weekly Appointments

    Facilitating a therapy session is an art. Though this is true in a lot of ways,  one aspect that might … Continued

    when therapists forget they're human

    When Therapists Forget They’re Human

    30-seconds left on the clock. Each player pushes their way forward, dribbling a basketball towards the winning hoop. They’ve been … Continued

    Honoring clients' spirituality in therapy

    Honoring Clients’ Spirituality in Therapy

    Since the onset of the pandemic, especially amongst my Gen-Z therapy clients, I’ve heard quite a bit more about a … Continued

    Clinician safety in home-based care

    Clinician Safety in Home-Based Care

    While we imagine most health services taking place in a clinic or an office, many clinicians choose to offer services … Continued

    Two hands reach for each other as if to shake, illuminated by pinkish light.

    Working with Substance Use: Essential Overdose Prevention

    93,000. That is the approximate number of overdose deaths that occurred in 2020, a nearly 30% increase in the US … Continued

    A close up of a woman in her fifties looking over her shoulder.

    Becoming a Therapist After 50: A New Look at Career Change

    In early 2014, I made what turned out to be a fateful trip to the office of a friend, then … Continued

    2 transgender people picnicking

    What Therapists Need to Know About Working With Transgender Clients

    Over the past year, I’ve held a lot of intentional and sacred space for transgender people in therapy groups, individual … Continued

    A collage of tree roots.

    Stay Rooted in Your Why: How Values Can Help You Avoid Burnout

    I was never someone who entered the world of counseling to spend hours on end actually in session with clients. … Continued

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