• Wellness

    The stories exploring self-care and mindfulness.

    A therapist looking at their watch in order to evaluate some time saving strategies to help optimize and track their time

    4 Time Management Traps for Therapists

    Perhaps you feel the pressure of a time crunch as you prepare to take some time off from your practice … Continued

    A woman sits under a tree outside, using her between-session minutes to meditate.

    4 Tips for Therapists to Benefit From Time Between Sessions

    It’s five minutes before your next client’s session and you still haven’t taken a sip of coffee, taken a bathroom … Continued

    A collage image of a woman dealing with her own grief as a therapist who helps clients on their grief journeys.

    5 Ways to Move Through Grief as a Therapist

    In 2021 I had recently completed the practicum portion of my clinical work as a counseling graduate student.  As summer … Continued

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    This Is What’s Hurting Your Therapeutic Alliance With Clients

    I was recently asked to serve on a panel discussing strategies for building therapeutic alliances with clients. In preparation, I … Continued

    A woman is sitting at a desk looking at a laptop and smiling. There is a yellow decorative circle behind her.

    The Benefits of Embracing Mindfulness In Private Practice

    Wondering about the use of mindfulness in private practice? You’re in the right place. Many people have an incomplete picture … Continued

    How grieving at work helped this therapist to guide her therapy practice

    How My Grief Journey Guides My Therapy Practice

    I tested positive for COVID on Mother’s Day. Four days later, my mom died from cancer.  In October, my mom … Continued

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    Navigating Through Trauma and PTSD

    At its core, human nature is pretty simple. It’s an animal instinct—we move toward what feels good and matters to … Continued

    Contagious Worry

    How Therapists Can Avoid Catching Clients’ Anxiety

    As therapists, we’re exposed to worries realized and worries unrealized. Clients voice concerns about everything from finances to flying, lost … Continued

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    Navigating Loss: How Massage Therapy Can Help Process Grief

    Over the last several years, we’ve all had new and often extreme brushes with grief—but we all operate in a … Continued

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