Reflections
These posts don’t come from a textbook. They come from real life — and usually from the places you’d least expect to find a therapy lesson.
You’re welcome to browse, linger, or move on — whatever feels right. Some posts may resonate more than others. There’s no need to read them in order or take anything as instruction. Consider this space an invitation to reflect, if and when it feels useful.
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Stories & Reflections
Short, story-driven posts connecting everyday moments to what happens in the therapy room.
F-150
It was a basic, metallic green, ’83 Ford F-150. A 4 speed standard shift 4×4 with a small carbureted V8.
Love Shouldn’t Be This Hard
“Love shouldn’t take effort,” she assertively stated in that first couples session. It was the same comment he has heard
Alone
There is something most of us spend a lifetime searching for without always being able to name it. Not success,
Fuel
A few years back I was driving a Budget moving truck cross-country from CA to NY. I looked down at
Deep Dives
Longer reads exploring clinical ideas and what actually drives change — written for anyone curious enough to go there.
Depression Doesn’t Want You to Get Better: Why It Fights Treatment
We ask clients: “On a scale of 1-10, how depressed are you?” We say things like “You have depression” or
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