Posts in The Therapy Process
Building Together: Why I Specialize in Strengthening Relationships

We’re continuing on our series where each therapist on the team shares about their niche and why they’ve chosen to specialize in specific areas of therapy. Therapy is vast, and research shows that generalizing in a variety of arenas is not the most effective way to engage as a therapist. Being able to hone in your skills around specific areas helps both the therapist and client, but more important than any skill set is the relationship the client has with the therapist. For these reasons, we find it imperative to share our stories and passions so that people can learn from us, engage with us, and discover how we’ve come to specialize and become experts in certain methods. This week Sky Yeater shares about her journey to working with couples, understanding a variety of relationship styles and configurations, and her love of working through an attachment based lens.

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Why Specialize In Self-Care? Because Burnout!

We’re continuing our deep dive on each therapist’s specialty and why they chose to dedicate their career to working with a specific issue. This week, Jaimi Douthit, LPC-Associate, explores her chosen niche of working with self-care and burnout, as well as the concept of intentionality in guiding our own lives and self-worth. Jaimi is a truly amazing example of a therapist who doesn’t simply teach you a skill and let you go out in the world to see if it works, but while going into the depths of the skill, she sits with you mindfully to understand and guide your intentions. Check out her post to learn how something as simple as making your bed can become a huge part of your self-care routine.

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Why I Chose to Specialize in Couples Therapy: It's my Jam!

Over the next few weeks, our therapists are going to dive deep into their specialities and why they have chosen specific niches or areas to work in. Therapy is a big field with many potential areas to work in. I believe that therapists provide the highest quality of care when they choose to work narrowly, only with clients who they can truly help, and by becoming deeply immersed in developing skills. This week Jennifer Anderson, LMFT-Associate, LPC-Associate is sharing about her love of couples therapy, why she enjoys working with couples, and some of the avenues she has explored with her clients. Check it out and make sure to visit her bio page as well.

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What If I'm Scared to Go to Therapy?

What should you do if you’re scared to go to therapy? You should go anyway! It’s extremely scary to sit with a stranger and tell them all your deepest darkest secrets and then wonder if they can actually help you or if they’re just going to sit in judgment. Even if you currently go to therapy, it may be hard to show up for certain sessions. Going to therapy requires discomfort to change those parts of your life that aren’t working for you. Check out this post for some helpful ideas about what to do if you feel scared to go to therapy.

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Do Couples Therapists Take Sides?

One of the trickiest parts of coming to see a couples therapist is sitting with the idea that sometimes the therapist will take sides, and it may not always be in your favor. But honestly, that’s what you need-someone who will tell you the truth lovingly and in a way that helps your relationship get better. Having a therapist who is neutral all the time is nice, but also makes it hard to make real progress. Read our latest blog post to learn more about why couples therapists take sides at times, and the benefits you’ll receive as a client.

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Do I Need Couples Therapy or Individual Therapy?

This is a question many new callers ask us on the phone when they are first in their search for a therapist. There' are so many kinds of therapy and it can be confusing to know what will work best in your situation. While we are always happy to discuss this (and all your) question in more detail, there are some overarching ideas to think about. Couples or individual therapy, what do you really need?

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Who's Right and Who's Wrong? A Marriage Therapist's Perspective

This is a dynamic that plays out constantly in therapy when couples get into the great debate and go to World War 3 over the toilet paper, and then want to know who’s right and who’s wrong. Many couples therapists will steer far away from that, but we’re different. We’ll tell you the truth, but it may not be in the way you think. Check it out to find out my answer from working with couples for a decade.

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