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Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: What IFS Therapy Looks Like
In an IFS session, we slow down and listen to these parts without judgment. This might mean: The therapist guides you toward Self-led healing, helping parts feel safe enough to release burdens they’ve carried for years. Over time, they can…
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Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Meeting All Your Inner Parts
As a therapist, I often tell clients, “You’re not too much—you’re just made up of a lot.” Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy takes this to heart. It’s a compassionate, evidence-based approach that sees each person as having many different “parts”…
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What Does an Existential Therapy Session Look Like?
Existential therapy is less structured than some other approaches. There are no worksheets, no formulas—just an open and honest conversation between therapist and client. The therapist’s role is not to direct or diagnose, but to sit with the client in…
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How ACT Helps in Therapy
In this Blog Post, we will continue examining ACT ( Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Therapy. Beginning by looking at how ACT Therapy can be helpful for various disorders or issues. ACT is effective with a wide range of issues, including:…
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Understanding ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Pronounced as the word “act,” this evidence-based approach helps people relate differently to their thoughts and feelings—so they can move toward a more meaningful life, even when emotional pain is present. In this blog post,…
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Continuing on Psychodynamic Therapy:
What Happens in a Session? Psychodynamic therapy is often unstructured in the sense that there may not be a set agenda. Clients are encouraged to speak freely—what therapists call “free association.” This might sound directionless, but it’s a powerful method…
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Understanding Psychodynamic Therapy: How Exploring the Past Can Heal the Present
As a psychotherapist, I often hear clients say, “I just don’t understand why I keep doing this,” or “I feel stuck, even though I’ve tried everything.” These sentiments echo a deeper truth: much of our emotional life—and many of our…
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What Does a Gestalt Session Look Like?
A Gestalt session might feel more dynamic than traditional talk therapy. A client may be invited to speak from different parts of themselves, explore a bodily sensation, or address an empty chair as if speaking to a person they have…
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Understanding Gestalt Therapy: The Power of the Here and Now
Understanding Gestalt Therapy: The Power of the Here and Now As a therapist, one of the most meaningful parts of my work is helping clients come home to themselves—fully, presently, and compassionately. One approach that supports this process in a…
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UNDERSTANDING DBT, OR (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
In this blog post, we will examine another Therapeutic Orientation, which is similar to our last blog post about CBT, (or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). In my years as a therapist, I’ve noticed a common thread that often runs through the…