Therapy Matters

By Jennifer Imming Craven, PhD. “It’s never good enough,” he complains. “He doesn’t see all I do,” she replies. “You expect me to be…

By Tiffany Ballard, D.O.. A few weeks ago, I realized it was the 10 year anniversary of starting my solo private practice. I became…

By Megan Barnes Zesati, LCSW. A month before we were to begin our family sabbatical year of living abroad, a curious thing began to happen…

By Emily Schottman, LPC, FCOVD, OD. Recently, I watched the movie, Breakfast Club with my daughter who was in awe of how a 30-year-old film…

By Karen Habib, PhD. A few years ago when my daughter was in dance, we had to dress and “doll” her up for her recital. She had a costume…

This is a readers’ favorite from Therapy Matters 2015 reposted to celebrate 2 years of therapists’ insights and inspirations. Enjoy and…

“Only dance, and your illusions will blow in the wind Dance, and make joyous the love around you Dance, and your veils which hide the…

By Lee Land, PhD. Soon after college I scheduled my first appointment as a therapy client. I still remember the uncertainty, anxiety and…

By Emily Schottman, OD, FCOVD, MA, LPC [Warning: Many visual puns ahead!] I started my counseling program as a bald-headed, chemo-brained…

By Patty Olwell, MA, LPC. We often talk about mindfulness as if it is a solitary pursuit. The word conjures images of people sitting…

By Mary McKay Duncan, LCSW. If you had the good fortune to explore in nature this summer, you may have experienced some of the therapeutic…

By Anita Stoll, LCSW. It has been 5 days since I’ve seen my 4-year old daughter. We have just a few hours together before another 2 days of…

By Lee T. Edwards, PhD. From time to time between therapy appointments I have jotted down some reflections (in the form of “short stories”)…

By Sue Marriott, LCSW, CGP. A young man in his early 20’s was exploring why he had a tough week after he had been internally withdrawn and…

By Karen Habib, PhD. What? That’s what I imagine you said to yourself when you read the title. Just bare with me for a few seconds, I think…

By Jeff Lutes, LPC. One New Years long ago my family went to visit relatives in Vegas. Along with our children, we took a 10-month baby boy…

By Kelly Inselmann, LCSW, RYT. Melinda sways and jumps, comfortable in her own skin as her short gray hair grows back in after chemo. A…

By Eric Denner, LMFT, LCDC. That’s how we in “the [12-step] program” of Alcoholics Anonymous introduce ourselves — if we’ve been around a…

By Jennifer Imming, PhD. I work with couples, who come to therapy due to relationship issues, as well as individuals who bring their…

By Karen Habib, PhD. I wrote this a while ago. But as we start a new year, I think it’s important to wrap up any unfinished business from…

By Lee Edwards, PhD. Several years ago, for reasons I no longer recall, I took a ride on a city bus. That’s not a common mode of…

By Anita Stoll, LCSW, E-RYT. Recently, my children were arguing and crying in the car on the way home one night. It was the end of a long…

By Sue Marriott, LCSW, CGP. This article is intended to be shared with those you think can benefit from an introduction to mindfulness, as…

By Susan Ansorge, PhD. I told my husband this morning that this week should have been called “Dick Week” at my practice. No one actually…

By Caroline Wibbelsman, MA, LPC. There were many reasons I decided to go camping alone. For one, I badly needed some time to decompress…

By Jennifer Imming, PhD. You wouldn’t think it would be wise to ignore your car, right? Putting gas in the car to get to where you need to…