Finding a Therapist in Fairfax, VA: Five Surprising Ways Therapy Can Improve Your Life (A Guide for Overwhelmed, Over Functioning Women)
Explore 5 surprising, research-informed ways therapy can be useful beyond simply “having someone to talk to” (although that part is good too!). Therapy can help us build a better, more compassionate relationship with ourselves, create healthier relationships with others in our lives, and provide tools to help us to cope in productive ways when things get hard. Because if there is one thing we know about life, things will always, eventually get hard!
Healthy Boundaries: The Path to Self-Love
Boundaries are a vital aspect of both our relationships with others and our relationship with ourselves. If you are interested in getting some support learning to set and hold boundaries, therapy can be a great place to start. Click here for more information about boundaries work with a therapist in Fairfax, VA.
Celebrating Pride Month: Truth Takes Time
As this Pride month comes to an end, here is a shout-out to all the folks who, like me, took longer to figure things out. You belong here. Your truth matters. You matter.
Happy Pride!
What to Look for in Gender-Affirming Therapy
You deserve a safe space to do the hard and important work of becoming who you are meant to be. A gender-affirming therapist will support you in living your truth, taking back your power, and allowing all of you to be seen and heard.
Inclusion Matters: Musings from a Therapist in Fairfax, VA
We live in a time when the rights of transgender and non-binary people are being targeted, attacked, and dismantled in broad daylight. Where it is no longer safe to be a trans person, never mind a trans child, in so many parts of our country. When lawmakers and lobbyists are ignoring the data, ignoring the professional opinions, ignoring the voices of the people themselves in the hopes that, at some point, trans folks’ very existence will be eradicated. Wouldn’t it be lovely if, instead of treating these complex issues like a yes or no question, these lawmakers and lobbyists, these folks who are working so hard to eliminate anyone who doesn’t conform to the agreed-upon gender binary, could issue an invitation with respect and curiosity, and could listen to those with different life experiences than they? And maybe even come to some new understanding? Wouldn’t that be lovely?
Imposter Syndrome: Who Has all the Answers Anyway?
We all have these moments when we forget what we really have to offer the world. When we disregard all our years of training, education, and experience, and it feels like we’re 12-years-old again, trying to fit in with the older kids who KNOW. THINGS. ABOUT. STUFF.
