HOUSTON THERAPY

Cognitive dissonance occurs when a person experiences conflicting thoughts or engages in behavior that contradicts their values.

Vulnerability is often the keystone of the human experience due to its relationship with empathy, intimacy, connection, and psychological we

Valentine's Day is upon us once again, and while this holiday can be a wonderful celebration of romance, for some it can stir up some...

Often, we arrive to therapy with the quest to build a toolkit or a set of skills we can call upon to better manage our lives. Many...

As Gloria Loring once sang in the theme song for the hit TV show The Facts of Life, "You take the good, you take the bad, You take them...

Self-awareness is an important part of being a healthy, functional adult. The more aware we are of our needs, what motivates us, and how...

Anger is meaningful data. It’s a feeling that deserves our attention and curiosity as it can signal to us we are being hurt, our needs...

People-pleasing is a need to make others find us likable. It places the emphasis of our relational encounters on what we imagine other...

Imagine your childhood self - you’ve been through a year of structured and demanding classes, perhaps followed by a slew of...

Houston is a pretty big city. Large enough to make the top 10 in the US! So it makes sense that it can be a little hard to navigate at...

You’ve probably already heard the suggestion of keeping a gratitude journal to improve your mental health. Science backs the idea- we are ha

When a creative is blocked, intense negative emotions may follow, leading to depression, anxiety, or behavioral acting out.

“To live a full and connected life in the face of difficulty and even tragedy requires the capacity to feel and make use of our emotional...

In the spirit of the holidays and gift-giving, I’d like to explain why the gift of a generous interpretation is a wonderful gift to give...

Creative people need to be creative to have good mental health. Relying too much on external validation can cause depression and anxiety.

Have you ever been told you need to be easier on yourself? Or that you hold yourself to impossible standards? Many of us do!

Self-disclosure is an essential ingredient to psychotherapy. It just so happens that self-disclosure is also one of the most difficult and n

A creative’s inner narrative can be externalized in therapy --using the client’s process as a way to discover hidden emotions.

A look at the phenomenon of "broadcast suffering" -- a need for our trauma to be recognized and validated by an audience on social media.

Taking breaks from creative work is really hard but totally necessary.