People often come to me when they are going through some of the toughest times in their life. Losing a loved one. A job loss. Divorce....

Self-compassion has become popular in psychology over the last few years, and I wanted to spend some-time talking about it today. Why...

What is intuitive eating? Intuitive eating has become popular over the years. Intuitive eating is a practice that encourages you to tap...

Sometimes, recovery from an eating disorder means gaining weight. This can be hard for anyone, but especially for someone with an eating...

An effective type of interpersonal skills are the DEAR MAN skills, which are taught in DBT. DEAR MAN are effective for all types of...

One of my specialty areas is insomnia treatment. Below, I include 8 tips for better sleep. Practice mindfulness meditation. Practicing...

Do you ever feel like your mind is all over the place? That you can't focus on what is important to you? We all have a limited amount of...

There is the misconception that eating disorder therapy can help you have a great body image - to love your body every day, the way that...

“When life gives you lemons, try and make *something that resembles* lemonade.” – This is Us We all know that bad things can happen to...

A lot of my patients tell me they want to stop thinking about food. What they will or will not eat. The calories in their food. Whether...

Imagine you're a bus driver and you're driving your bus. Your bus has got lots of passengers - these passengers represent your difficult...

I know that a therapist writing a post on feelings is a cliché. After all, what you see in most movies is the therapist asking "and how...

Goals are tend to come up often. In this life, we are often for accomplishing big goals - getting good grades, going to a good college,...

In therapy, I often talk about what deeply matters to us, or our values. Values are a compass, a direction we want to move to. They are...

I have noticed that over the past few weeks, I am getting more referrals than usual from people struggling with eating . The holidays can...

"Once upon a time, there were two woodcutters named Peter and John. They were often at loggerheads over who chopped more wood. So one...

You may be contemplating therapy. Maybe there's something deep down you know needs to change, but you are not sure if you want to. Maybe...

Many clients come to me for treatment for anxiety disorders. I would even argue that most of us deal with at least some anxiety. It makes...

How do you know if your relationship with exercise is healthy? Here are some questions that you can ask yourself: 1. Are you exercising...

One way to improve your mental health and well-being is to start journaling. Writing down your thoughts and feelings allows you to...