by Anna Guidone | May 30, 2023 | Anger Management, Mindfulness, Stress, Therapy
Difficulty Managing Anger? – How A Therapist Can Help Although anger is a prickly emotion to experience, it’s an important one to pay attention to. Anger can be a signal that a boundary needs to be put up or that a need is not being met. Many people were never taught...
by Anna Guidone | May 24, 2023 | Anxiety, DBT, Mindfulness, Therapy
I Have Anxiety, is DBT Right for Me? Whether you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or go through seasons of anxiety, DBT can be a tool that can help. If you are not familiar with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), please see our previous blog post that...
by Claire Deskin | May 17, 2023 | Therapy
Why “I Let the Intrusive Thoughts Win” is Harmful: The Difference Between Intrusive Thoughts and Impulsivity It’s not uncommon nowadays to hear someone say “Yeah I dyed my hair last night because I let the intrusive thoughts win.” Maybe you’ve even thought to yourself...
by Claire Deskin | May 5, 2023 | Therapy
What Do All the Acronyms Mean? Exploring Different Types of Therapy CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, ERP, EFT, IFS, EMDR and so many more. What do all these acronyms mean and how can they be used in your therapy sessions? The following is not an extensive list of the different...
by Anna Guidone | May 1, 2023 | Therapy
5 Skills to Help You Feel Grounded Fast We’ve all felt it. That feeling of being disconnected from yourself or others. Feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or intense emotions. These are all signs of mental uprooting. In the therapy world, this is called ‘emotional...
by Anna Guidone | Apr 19, 2023 | DBT, Therapy
Self-harm and DBT (how to support yourself right now) It’s 2023, and although we are making strides toward destigmatizing mental health challenges, the topic of self-harm can still be taboo for some. Self-harm is often a secretive form of coping with intense emotions...