The Difference Between Coaching and Therapy

Working with a therapist will help you answer the question: “Why?” Working with a coach will help you answer the question: “What now?” Although I do spend a limited amount of time “looking back” and helping clients understand why their fears, values, beliefs, and...

Coffee Talk – How Does Caffeine Effect Us

Anxiety is the most common issue that brings people into therapy. Many of those experiencing anxiety also note that they consume at least 1 cup of coffee/caffeinated beverage a day. When asked if they think that the amount of caffeine they consume influences their...

5 Ways to Overcome Unexpected Change

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” –Alexander Graham Bell Sometimes life unexpectedly throws a new obstacle in our path. Often it’s a loss – a...

Traveling Towards Vulnerability

“Vulnerability awakens our senses. When we feel vulnerable, we tend to pay attention more. This feeling forces us to never go on autopilot. It opens our hearts to what is.” -Elizabeth Aspen As children, our identity and self-esteem are formed in response to our...

How Men Benefit from Psychotherapy

Although gender equality is on the rise, men are still reared and socialized differently than women. Women are nurtured to have and express feelings. Conventionally, men were raised that expression or acknowledgement of feelings is a feminine characteristic and...