Have you ever caught yourself thinking about a therapist family member like:  “He can’t even read the room, how is he a therapist?”   “Is that really how he helps other people?”   “I can’t imagine my therapist acting that way.” If so, you’re not the only one.  These thoughts don’t usually come from nowhere. Sometimes they come from frustration. Sometimes from hurt. And sometimes from a quiet belief we carry without realizing it, that therapists are supposed to be especially self-aware,...

Have you ever felt pulled in two opposite directions emotionally even though the “right” emotion to feel is supposed to be happiness?...

Not too long ago, a Bangladeshi mom I work with said something that stuck with me: “When my daughter told me she was in therapy, I didn’t...