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When High-Achieving, First Generation Leaders Struggle With Anxiety

I remember sitting on the living room floor of my studio apartment, surrounded by stacks of highlighted articles and annotated papers. My chest felt tight, like a slow suffocation. It was disorienting, like watching the color drain from my own life. I curled into a ball and waited for my body to calm down.

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Trauma vs. Traits: Separating Survival Responses from Who You Really Are

Many trauma responses develop early and remain active for so long that they begin to feel like fixed traits, even though they are actually adaptive survival strategies. While trauma can show up in many ways, several responses are especially likely to be misunderstood as personality traits.

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Finding Yourself In The College Years

My hope is that clients leave our work together feeling more grounded in who they are at their core, calmer, and more confident in making decisions and engaging in relationships in ways that feel natural to them.

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What Is EMDR Therapy—and How Does It Work?

EMDR is a therapy that helps people recover from distressing or traumatic experiences. Instead of talking endlessly about what happened, EMDR helps your brain process the memory in a new way so it no longer feels as overwhelming, confusing, or painful.

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Social Anxiety

Living with social anxiety can make the world feel small. But you don’t have to stay hidden or alone. Therapy can help you reclaim your voice, expand your social world, and form meaningful connections without the constant burden of self-doubt.

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What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is common, but it can feel overwhelming and isolating. Therapy focused on distress tolerance and managing unproductive thoughts can help.

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Boundaries: Why Are They Such A Pain in the A**?

It’s not that other people have a skill that you don’t possess. It takes time to get clear on what your boundaries are and how to communicate them effectively. Therapy is a great place to learn to identify and communicate your needs.

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Book Review: Nurtureshock

Our very own Dane Osborne, LPC draws key takeaways from the popular book Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

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Thinking About Diagnosis

Mental health diagnosis gets a bad reputation, but it can be a helpful tool when used within the right context.

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