When to See a Therapist

A friend asked me when I thought it would be appropriate to recommend that someone see a professional. It got me thinking about how we see “professionals” in the first place. Often going to therapy requires admitting some kind of defeat. It’s almost...

Getting Started in Therapy

  In a previous post I talk about all the reasons I hate therapy. Because I do. But it doesn’t matter if you hate it. There are compelling reasons to get off of your couch and go to someone else’s couch. You can go back and read the reasons, but for...

When You Don’t Want to Go to Therapy

  I don’t like going to therapy. I don’t like talking to new therapists. I don’t like talking about my feelings. I don’t like talking about my traumas. I don’t like having to think of a “safe place”. I don’t like...