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Derealization and depersonalization can feel like watching your life through glass — disconnected, disembodied, unreal. For clients...

There’s a quiet fear that follows some people into therapy: the worry that too much introspection will kill their instinct. That digging...

It’s a hard truth to swallow, but here it is: No one really cares about you. At least—not in the way you might have wanted when you were...

Thinking About Therapy? What makes therapy different from other relationships? It’s not just about talking. It’s about how we relate,...

You know that feeling when you hear a phrase that just clicks? Like: “Addiction is just anxiety looking for an outlet.” “We fall in love...

We all make mistakes. But when we deny them, shame takes their place. Most of us know when we've made a mistake, anything from a word...

There’s a quiet fear that follows some people into therapy: the worry that too much introspection will kill their instinct. That digging...

How I Work I work integratively. That means I draw from a range of therapeutic traditions, not because I can’t decide, but because I...

By David Waterman We are storytelling creatures. We make sense of life by turning it into narrative. Plot. Cause and effect. This...

By David Waterman In the wake of crises—pandemics, wars, ecological collapse—something ancient stirs in us. A tightening. A searching for...

Anger is often misunderstood — dismissed as aggression, or buried altogether. But for many men, especially in midlife, unprocessed anger...

Avoidance in therapy can be difficult to work with. As therapists, we can find ourselves frustrated, confused, even rejected. We might...

Personality dynamics can be some of the most challenging terrain to navigate in therapy—especially when shaped by complex trauma. What...

Why safety is the starting point for therapeutic change Therapy isn't just about insight—it’s about regulation. About shifting from a...