Below you will find my podcasts and blogs created while practicing at Symmetry Counseling.
Audio versions are available here on SoundCloud or with linked access on each blog post.
You may have read or listened to my previous blog post about social comparison and how it affects you. When we think about both upward and downward social comparison, I discussed in the previous blog that “many psychologists consider social comparison something that happens to us” (Brown, p. 21). Check out this two-part blog series to learn about responding to others in regard to social comparison.
Read MoreIf you read or listened to my previous blog post, you learned about self-concept and how it is easier to understand when it is broken down into three categories – attitude, beliefs, and values. We left off talking about the definitions and descriptions of these three things which you will find in this blog!
Read More“Comparison is the crush of conformity from one side and competition from the other – it’s trying to simultaneously fit in and stand out.”
Read MoreAre you a night owl or an early riser? You may think one is superior and have some preconceived notions about these two terms. One is not better than the other, the important thing is that the individual is doing what works best for them and the way their brain works.
Read MoreWhen it comes to psychotherapy, trauma is a popular word. Within treatment, I often refer to trauma and the event experienced as a trauma with a little t or a capital t, depending on the gravity of the event.
Read MoreThis week I had an interesting and super inspiring session with a client of mine that I’ve been working with for the last year and a half. In response to a negatively charged comment about herself, I said “You’re stronger than you think and give yourself credit for.” She said excitedly “RE-TWEET!” in response. From there, that response of hers became the precedent for the rest of the session.
Read MoreYour attachment style was developed with your primary caregiver when you were an infant. Before understanding attachment, we must know how to recognize it and how it affects relationships and connections amidst our lives.
Read MoreDid you know that a recent study found that postpartum depression often begins before a woman gives birth? Here are some things that soon-to-be mothers should know about mental health during pregnancy. Part one of this two-part blog series shared the first three and here are the last six!
Read MorePregnancy and motherhood will bring ups and downs, and navigating your way through this while trying to balance a life of your own, is no easy feat. Did you know that a recent study found that postpartum depression often begins before a woman gives birth?
Read MoreWhat if someone told you that you’d be able to live a “values-based life by identifying and committing to your values and priorities?” Perhaps what you are saying is important to you isn’t actually aligning with what you truly devote your time to. Maybe you are talking the talk but failing to walk the walk. Sound familiar? It’s okay, you’re not alone.
Read MoreYou’re a new therapist and you’re heading into the work world enthusiastically and you’re wondering if it might help to know some things first. If you read my previous blog, you will notice that this is a continuation of part one. Here’s part two!
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