Last week, we talked about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and how this approach to therapy focuses on changing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This week we will be discussing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT. Similarly to CBT, DBT also focuses on cognitive behavioral approaches. Dialectical means that two opposing views can be true at the same time. For example, it can be raining...

You may have noticed that some therapists, counselors, and social workers use a lot of different acronyms. For example, maybe you have seen CBT, DBT, ERP, etc. and you have no idea what that means because they don’t elaborate. So, what do these acronyms mean and what do they say about the therapeutic approach used by therapists? This post will be the first of a series to describe and explain...

Group counseling consists of one or more counselors facilitating a group of 6-8 clients. There are many different types of group therapy, each one with its own unique approach. For example, you have probably heard of “support groups”. Support groups are a type of group counseling that focuses on one specific topic, from addiction to grief. In this blog, we will be focusing on something called...

Think about the last time a friend or family member was going through something difficult. How did you respond? How did you express compassion towards them? Maybe you comforted them, listened and validated their feelings, offered them kindness rather than judging them for their mistakes. Self-compassion is really no different than having compassion towards others. Self-compassion involves...