News & Resources
The Window of Tolerance: What It Is and Why It Matters
One of the most helpful concepts I introduce to my clients early in the trauma healing process is the Window of Tolerance. Understanding this concept often brings a sense of relief and validation to people who’ve spent years feeling overwhelmed, checked out, or...
Acceptance: an alternative to fighting with your feelings
Have you ever been told to “calm down” or “just stay positive” when you were feeling anxious or overwhelmed? If so, you’re not alone—and you may have found that this kind of advice rarely helps. In fact, sometimes it makes things worse. It makes sense that we try to...
Why I Chose to Be a Therapist and an Advocate for My Community
Growing up Black in a world that often misunderstands us, mental health wasn’t something we talked about openly. Pain was something you "got through." Depression was brushed off as a bad mood. Anxiety was "nerves." Therapy? That was for other people, not for us. But...
OCD vs. OCPD: Two Very Different Disorders, One Shared Branding Problem
Imagine your friend tells you they have OCD. You picture a person alphabetizing their spice rackbby emotional trauma level. Then someone else says they have OCPD, and you nod like you understand, even though internally you're thinking, "Wait, there's a P now?" Let’s...
OCD Treatment That Works – ERP vs. I-CBT
If you’re reading this, chances are you or someone you love is struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Maybe your mind latches onto upsetting “what if” thoughts, or you feel trapped in routines you have to do to feel safe. Maybe you’ve even tried therapy...
Histrionic Personality Disorder_ The Personality Disorder You Forgot to Invite to the Party (Which Is Now About Them)
If you Google “Histrionic Personality Disorder,” you’ll get a paragraph that sounds like it was written by a therapist who was mad that someone wore leopard print to a session. Histrionic comes from the word histrio, which is Latin for “actor.” Which means if you’ve...