Types of Therapy: Which One is Right for Me?
I often think there is something strange about searching for a therapist. Website’s like Psychology Today list “types of therapy” under treatment approach as if we, the prospective clients, know what the heck they are talking about. CBT, EFT, DBT, IFS, AEDP, EMDR—wait—what? Yeah. It’s a lot of acronyms. Should we, as clients, know what we are […]
What is gaslighting, anyway?
It seems, lately, we are all being gaslit. Gaslighting is everywhere—from reality TV to our most intimate relationships—we now have a name for those interpersonal encounters that once left us speechless. Have we been victims of gaslighting all of our lives and just recently found the word to make sense of our experience? Or, are we […]
3 Common Fears That Arise From Anxious Attachment
And how awareness of them can create space for change If you have an anxious or ambivalent attachment style, I don’t have to tell you how stressful love can be. We are all worthy of love, but for those of us who are anxious, it can be hard to believe that we are lovable. Being in a relationship […]
4 Signs Someone Has a Disorganized Attachment Style
How this attachment style shows up in our relationships The disorganized attachment style is the most complicated and difficult to understand of the human attachment styles. Only 7% of the population fall into this group, whereas 20% of the population tend to be anxious and another 20% avoidant. It might be relatively rare, but 7% of the population means chances are we […]
The 3 Sub-Personalities That Exist in All of Us
According to this theory, we have 3 categories of inner “parts” Do you ever have moments where you feel completely disconnected from yourself? As if there are parts of you that emerge that feel strange and unfamiliar—not quite in line with who you are at the core. These parts might come out in the throws […]
8 Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive Person
Are you part of the 15-20% of the population with this trait? “You were born to be among the advisors and thinkers, the spiritual and moral leaders for your society. There is every reason for pride.” — Elaine Aron I was a teenager the first time that a counsellor told me that she thought I […]
How Anxiety and Depression Show Up In Our Bodies
Have you ever heard of this idea before? If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. I’m not going to quote anyone here because the source of the quote seems to be the source of some controversy, but for anyone who has lived […]