10 Subtle Signs Your Child Needs Therapy (and What You Can Do to Help)
There’s no easy manual for figuring out if your child needs mental health support. Kids aren’t always willing, or able, to say how they feel, and the real signs are often hiding in plain sight. Many warning signs can look like growing pains or “just a phase.” Still, noticing even gentle shifts in your child’s […]
You don’t need IFS or EMDR
The Music Theory of Psychotherapy As a white dude in his early twenties with a penchant for melancholy, at some point, I had to learn guitar. This seems to be genetic destiny for my people, like how homing pigeons instinctively know how to find True North. At some point our DNA activates and we know […]
Lost in the Alphabet Sauce Of Therapy Approaches
In our last entry, we examined why the dominant therapeutic paradigm of technique-focused learning and approach is incomplete and inadequate. I likened techniques to musical scales—useful, but incomplete without knowing the rhythm and key. Rather than just focus on techniques, I’m arguing (along with a lot of research, bee tee dubs) that one needs to […]
Everyone’s Meditating But Me
Aftermath: I’m having lunch with my supervisor, a meditation and Buddhism enthusiast, someone particularly interested in the fusion of psychotherapy and meditation. I am present with him and in my day-to-day life in a way that is both different from before and yet paradoxically noteworthy and not-special at the same time. He tells me he […]
Unpacking Workplace Stress: How Your Brain and Body React to Pressure and How to Manage It Effectively
San Francisco is a place for ambitious people. Has been since at least the Gold Rush. Ambitious people also tend to work hard, in stressful jobs, and so it’s also a place for burnout and breakdowns. Workplace stress isn’t just you being lazy or “in your head”, for many people, it’s a full-body response. Looming […]
5 Subtle Signs Stress is Running Your Life and How to Recognize Them
Stress doesn’t always show up as meltdowns or outbursts. More often, it slips in quietly, fueling tension, draining focus, and leaving a constant undercurrent of exhaustion. Many high-achieving professionals don’t realize how much stress is shaping their health, decisions, and relationships until it’s been running the show for far too long. As an anxiety therapist […]
