Cognitive Defusion for Anxiety: What Harry Potter’s Boggart Teaches Us
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000). This one goes out to all the Harry Potter fans and those who deal with anxiety! To begin, let’s define anxiety and better understand it. ⚡️ Anxiety manifests in […]
When Optimism Backfires: Understanding ADHD, Over-Optimistic Thinking, and Time Blindness
When clients come to therapy, we often work on addressing negative thought patterns. We work on noticing negative thought patterns and changing them. We do this by using cognitive reframing or challenging. For example, a thought could be, “I am going to fail my test tomorrow,” we may look at re-framing it to something like, […]
How to Stop Doom Scrolling When You Have ADHD or Anxiety: An ACT Grounding Tool
How many times a day do you set out to finish or work on something, find your mind wandering, get sidetracked on a less important task, or scroll through social media for hours? For many of us, this is our daily unintentional routine. One that is rooted in anxiety, overwhelm, boredom, avoidance, and or low […]
Why Therapy Works
I recently wrote an article a few weeks ago about how to find affordable therapy. This week, I felt it would be helpful to share why and how therapy works. I have seen clients improve and clients have told me that treatment works. Despite this feedback, the experience and outcomes from therapy can often seem […]
How to Find and Access Psychiatric Medication
Navigating the world of mental health care can feel overwhelming, especially when seeking medication to help manage conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, or mood disorders. The best practice for treating mental health issues is combining medication and psychotherapy compared to either approach alone. This combination is particularly effective for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and […]