Though Ben hasn’t seen Hannah in a decade and they’ve never met her new husband, the young couple is happy to offer them a place to stay, a school to finish out the year, and even a therapist to help them work through their parents’ rejection. But despite all these gifts, Ben ...
While art therapy can benefit children greatly, it can also be very helpful to adults. Really, anyone can benefit from art therapy. Even if you’re using creative arts as a means of expression without the aid of an art therapist, there are still many benefits to be had. Read about some...
On the therapist character inStarfish:Lisa used the wisdom of therapists mixed with the personality of a critique partner. (ReaderslovedEllie’s therapist.Librarian Ms. Bery includedStarfishin her list of books that normalize therapy.) On Catalina’s character: Catalina is a “composite character”...
Over the past 30 years, a combination of diverse professional experiences and extensive training have made me the therapist I am today. In addition to a Master’s Degree in Social Work, I have participated in continuing education courses and seminars to ensure that I am incorporating the latest...
She describes her childhood: "I always tell my mom—I wrote her a letter the one time, because my therapist told me to, and I thanked her for teaching me what kind of mother not to be." Jesse now has six children. Jesse's first child's father cheated on her with her own sister ...
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I didn’t even have the support of my therapist because I eventually found out she wouldn’t be returning to her practice due to some vague health problems. I would have days or even weeks with little to no anxiety, but then those bad feeling would creep up on me again after some ...
It paralyzed me. I tried to push through and I couldn’t. I walked away from the workout. The next few times I went to the gym, the same thing happened. The moment I increased the difficulty of my workout, my body would shut down. I mentioned this to my therapist and she said ...
This isn’t to say there’s no correlation between porn use and desire for real-life sex. Ian Kerner, awell-known New York sex therapistand the author of several popular books about sex, told me that while he doesn’t see porn use as unhealthy (he recommends certain types of porn to...
proved successful. But Lewis said the mental part of cancer was as challenging as the physical. She had terrible anxiety every time she had a scan. She would study the doctor’s body language to try to anticipate the news the doctor might deliver. She sought help from a therapist ...