News & Resources
The Enneagram, Therapy, and You: Enneagram One
Hi, my name is Shelby, and I am one of the therapists at The Works Counseling Center. Sometimes, when clients are just getting started in counseling, it can feel difficult to know where to begin. If they are not in the practice of talking about themselves or knowing...
All About Sand Tray Therapy
Sand tray therapy is a form of expressive therapy, typically used in session with children. However, it can be used with all ages. Sand tray therapy involves a tray of sand and figurines that can be placed inside of the tray to allow them to reflect on different...
Questions To Ask Your New Therapist
Finding a therapist is hard. Finding a therapist you “vibe” with can be even more difficult. Between searching online, finding someone who will answer your call, to even getting an appointment that works for both of your schedules, it’s overwhelming. Then, you get...
Contempt
In my work with couples, I often lean on the work of Dr. John Gottman, a clinician and researcher with 40 years of experience studying what makes marriages successful…and what makes them fall apart. Gottman and colleagues cite the practices of curiosity, mutual...
How to Find the Right Therapist
Therapy can be awkward and uncomfortable. As a therapist in training as well as someone who has been to therapy multiple times with multiple therapists before, I know this all too well. Doing work on yourself and being in therapy is change. Change is often extremely...
You Don’t Have To Be Excited About The Holidays
Now that we are into the holiday season, I’d like to remind you that you don’t have to be excited about the holidays. This is not meant to put down those who may be excited about the holidays. For many of us, however, the holidays are a very stressful time of the...