Can AI Really Be Your Therapist? As a therapist, I have a somewhat complicated relationship with AI. I use it. I’m fascinated by it. I can see enormous potential in it. And, honestly, I understand why people are turning to it for emotional support. You...
When Anxiety Becomes Overwhelming: A DBT-Informed Guide for Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adults You may be someone who has spent years learning how to “hold it together.” You go to work. You manage relationships. You meet expectations. You may have become very skilled at reading other people,...
The Anger Iceberg: A Psychodynamic Look at What Lies Beneath Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions. We often think of it as the problem itself—a person who yells, withdraws, criticizes, or lashes out is seen as "an angry person." But from a psychodynamic...
We have all felt it—that sudden, hot surge of anger, or perhaps the slow, simmering resentment that refuses to go away. In our daily lives, anger is often treated as a "problem" to be managed, suppressed, or behaviorally modified. But what if anger isn't just...
In the quiet moments of a conflict, it often feels as though our emotions are driving the bus. When emotional dysregulation takes hold—that moment where the intensity of our feelings overwhelms our ability to think clearly or act in accordance with our values—the impact on...
The Two Versions of "You": Self-as-Content vs. Self-as-Context. In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), one of the most liberating shifts we can make is changing how we view ourselves. Most of us spend our lives fused to a specific "story" about who we are. ACT...