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Writing on Therapy & Mental Health
Plain-language writing on what therapy is like, how EMDR works, and the questions people carry before reaching out. By Maria Boncyk, LCSW.
Repeating Relationship Patterns: Signs Therapy Can Help
Different partner, same ending? Repeating relationship patterns usually have roots that make sense once you see them. Here are the signs individual therapy could help, what the work looks like, and how to start.
How to Choose a Relational Therapist
A good relational therapist talks with you, not at you, and is willing to discuss what happens between the two of you. Here is what relational therapy involves, what to look for when choosing a therapist, the questions to ask on a consultation call, and what it costs.
First Trauma Therapy Session: What to Expect
Your first trauma therapy session is mostly about getting to know each other and setting up safety, not about retelling what happened. Here is what usually happens in that first hour, what you do not have to share, and how to tell whether a therapist is the right fit.
How to Choose an EMDR Therapist in Brooklyn
Looking for EMDR therapy in Brooklyn? Check four things before you book: the therapist's EMDR training, their New York license, how they prepare you before processing, and whether in-person or online suits your week. Here is what to ask, and what EMDR costs.
Psychodynamic Therapy vs CBT: What Is the Difference?
CBT works mainly on the thoughts and behaviours keeping a problem going now. Psychodynamic therapy looks underneath them, at the patterns and history that keep producing them. Here is how the two differ, what the research says, and how to think about which fits you.
What Is Somatic Therapy? What It Looks Like Online
Somatic therapy treats the body as part of the conversation, using sensations like tension, bracing or numbness as information about stress and old survival patterns. Here is what that means, what it looks like in a video session, and who it tends to help.
Depression or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference
Burnout and depression can feel almost identical from the inside. The clearest difference is reach: burnout is tied to work, while depression tends to follow you into the rest of your life, including the parts that used to feel good.
When Your Adult Child Won't Talk to You: A Guide for Fathers
When an adult child goes quiet or stops speaking to you, the instinct is to fix it fast. What usually helps a father more is slowing down, understanding his side of the pattern, and making contact his child can actually receive.
The Anxiety That Looks Like Being On Top of Things
Some anxiety makes people visibly struggle. Some makes them unusually reliable, early, over-prepared and impossible to fault — which is why it goes unnoticed by everyone, including the person carrying it.
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