Resources
Articles and resources about therapy, trauma, substance use and recovery, LGBTQIA+ mental health, sandtray therapy, and clinical supervision.
Living With Emotional Pain: Why We Wait to Seek Therapy
People often live with depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and painful patterns for years before seeking help. Why do we respond so differently to emotional pain than we do to physical pain, and what changes when we decide we deserve more than simply getting through life?
Beyond LGBTQIA+ Affirming: The Value of Cultural Understanding in Therapy
An affirming therapist can be accepting and supportive while still knowing very little about LGBTQIA+ culture. Cultural understanding can reduce the amount of explaining you have to do in therapy and help ensure that differences aren't unnecessarily misunderstood or pathologized.
When You're Working Hard at Recovery and Still Struggling
Recovery can be frustrating when you're working hard, doing what you've been told to do, and still struggling. Sometimes the answer isn't trying harder. It may be expanding recovery to address the reasons substance use became important and finding additional tools and support that work for you.
Choosing a Clinical Supervisor: What to Look for Beyond Licensure Hours
Clinical supervision should be more than completing the hours required for licensure. A good supervision relationship provides space to ask difficult questions, acknowledge what you don't know, develop clinical judgment, and think through ethical concerns, including situations that may arise within your workplace.