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The Intervention I Almost Made and Didn’t Do
She was carrying something unspoken, the door was open, and everything I'd been trained to do was pointing in one direction. I went the other way. Not because the technique was wrong, but because something in the room told me it wasn't time yet. She came back the next week and walked through it herself and it landed in a way it never would have if I'd led her there first.
I Almost Got a PhD
A tenured professor at Hebrew University told me to walk away from his own program. No ego, no pipeline protection, just the hard true thing at exactly the right moment. The path I almost took was the prestigious one. The one I took instead made me a clinician. Here's what the difference looks like from the inside.
The Tuesday She Finally Read the Bedtime Story
You had a vision when you started this work. Not the credentials, not the frameworks, but something quieter than that. A version of yourself you respected, fully present at home, sought out by peers, worth every dollar you charged. That vision didn't disappear. It got buried. Here's what the way back actually looks like.
What I Notice on the Shelves
There's a shelf in a lot of therapists' offices that tells the whole story: brand new books, spines uncracked, a few still in the plastic. The buying isn't growth. It's camouflage. When one client isn't moving, the cascade that follows is rarely just clinical. It's life-wide. And the way out is almost never another book.
What I Tell Every Therapist That Admits “The Thought”
Every therapist has had the thought. Most never admit it. You're sitting across from a stuck client, you've used everything you know, and it lands quietly behind your sternum: I can't help this person. That thought isn't a diagnosis of your ability. It's a tax levied specifically on the clinicians who actually care.
Your Psychology Today Profile is Working Against You
A long list of specialties and a warm headshot won't build your practice. Real mastery does. When clients have genuine breakthroughs in your office, they become your referral engine. Here's what it looks like when clinical depth replaces marketing strategy.
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What does it mean by “the body keeps the score”?
How our body remembers and holds on to trauma.
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It's Nice to Say No
Learning how to better set boundaries for yourself.
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The Science Behind Trauma I How Trauma Differs from Stress
A deeper dive into how trauma differs from stress.
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Working with Shame
Helping your clients push past feelings of shame.