Am I Too Old For Therapy?

Do you have the feeling that you want to talk to someone about what is going on in your life but that you shouldn’t need to do so because you are an older adult? Just because you are older, this doesn’t mean that you should be able to figure out how to manage your problems on your own.  Sometimes it...[ read more ]

A life transition is a significant change in life circumstances that causes us to re-evaluate our lives and make necessary adjustments. However, these changes can be difficult to manage, and we can experience a wide spectrum of uncomfortable emotions. Some examples of life transitions include: Aging and retirement Residential and geographic location changes Rifts in relationships and/or family strife Health...[ read more ]

Most people experience some type of short-term anxiety in their lives when they feel threatened or face difficult circumstances.  However, when short-term anxiety becomes chronic or long-term, it can develop into a serious problem. There are many types of anxiety.  Anxiety is a reaction to stressors in daily life that can feel very uncomfortable.  This often warrants an appointment with...[ read more ]

Drawing is a visual form of mindfulness to access our emotional landscape. For decades, Western psychology believed the royal road to mental health just required thinking differently to feel differently. Emotions were considered primal, messy, and rather beside the point. Beginning with the work of brilliant thinkers like Silvan Tomkins (1911-1991) theorists began to poke-the-bear of that Western mindset. While it’s been something of...[ read more ]

Are you contemplating meeting with a counselor to help you with some personal problems you may be facing? Maybe you are feeling like you aren’t quite ready, yet you know there is something that is tugging at you to do something differently. There is a theory about change that helps you identify the stage you are in and how ready...[ read more ]