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Gender Affirming Psychotherapy: What Does it Look Like?
No matter if you’re 100% sure of your gender identity or still exploring it, having a safe space to process thoughts about your gender identity with an affirming mental health professional is very helpful. This blog will mainly be geared towards what gender affirming...
The Enneagram, Therapy, and You: Enneagram Seven
Hello! I am Shelby, a licensed professional counselor who loves all things enneagram, and works with clients at The Works Counseling Center located in Nashville, TN. How has your summer been? When I think of this season, I find that my mind goes to all things I find...
The Body is a Separate Thing
I suffered from an eating disorder for 15 years and while I got physically well at 28, it’s taken me almost 12 years to feel truly at home inside myself. What follows is a reflection on the “then” and “now” of the journey. Spoiler alert: The “now” is so. much. better....
Meditation: Strength Training for the Mind
Meditation is a word that can carry a lot of weight, a lot of presuppositions, and a lot of misunderstanding. What is meditation? Some people see it as a useful tool, and some see it as a dangerous practice that can open the practitioner up to spiritual attacks of one...
Dealing with Failures
Failure seems like one of the hardest things to deal with in life. When it comes, we end up feeling things like disappointment, embarrassment, vulnerability, discouragement, and shame. I recently experienced a failure in my life. I didn’t meet the agreed upon...
Working Through Change
There are times in our lives where it is inevitable to avoid any kind of change. For example, going away to college, starting a new career, or entering into adulthood. All of these moments come with changes that can feel really big and scary. It is easy to fall out of...