You might not have known this, but going to therapy is like getting involved in a relationship.  Like all good relationships, you want to make sure it’s productive and healthy. Unlike all good relationships, though, therapy shouldn’t be a forever-thing. In therapy, a goal should be set and worked toward.  To ensure you have a healthy, productive, and goal-driven therapeutic relationship, you should ask questions that help you clarify what you’re looking to get out of therapy. Broadly, these...

Have you been feeling flooded recently? I have– and for me it came suddenly. From one day to the next, there were suddenly midterm exams, term papers, research papers, upcoming finals, graduate school decisions, and of course a myriad of other non-college related responsibilities that seemed to appear out of nowhere.  Other than breaking each task into tiny manageable tasks and drowning in to-do lists, I figured there had  to be a quick and easy way to combat the giant inner groan that...

So, what actually is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?  If you’re like me, you've probably run into a lot of long articles and blog posts about DBT that are intimidating, hard to read, and ultimately leave you with very little clarity. But what if you don't have the time to sift through multiple articles just to gain a better understanding? Well, that’s what this is for. My plan to get this explanation right involves two simple steps: understanding the terms, and understanding the...

We now stand at the crossroads of both joy and sorrow.  For many of us, we are experiencing incredible joy at the release of the living hostages, and what is hopefully a close to this painful chapter. However, we also feel deep sorrow for the hostages who have not yet been released, the reality we face in burying the deceased hostages, and for all those who have lost loved ones in battle and throughout this conflict. Somehow, we’re expected to feel both.  The question is, how? How are we...

Have you ever experienced guilt for failing to feel? If you’re Jewish, the answer is likely, “yes.”  For me this experience comes up...

What to be Wary Of In part one of the Pursuing Psychotherapy blog post, we figured out how to choose the right type of therapist and...

What is Psychotherapy? So you think you might need therapy. Now what? This series will help guide you through the process. Become an...

Therapy has become an integral part of our culture. With its terms utilized in our daily expressions, and therapeutic practices becoming...