Even with all the talk therapy in the world, the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating, pervasive, and difficult to treat. Flashbacks can interrupt your joy and send you on a roller coaster ride through some of your most traumatic memories. Oftentimes the treatment can be just as bitter as the symptoms, and […]

Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist term meaning between two places. It often refers to the liminal period between death and rebirth but can represent any transitional phase between two states of consciousness. It’s a period of transition during which old patterns dissolve and new ones emerge.  According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are six primary bardos, […]

It isn’t easy to face anxiety on your own. Perhaps we weren’t meant to. When your judgment is clouded by the fog of anxious depression, it’s all too easy to fall into patterns of behavior that leave us worse off today than we were yesterday. Talk therapy can help provide insights into the details of […]

How Do You Know If A Therapist Is Right For You? When it comes to picking a counseling team, you have a lot of options to choose from. Finding the right therapist is an extremely personal choice, and it’s important to get all the information. Each counselor you could make an appointment with will have […]

As a ketamine-assisted psychotherapist and a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT), I can’t help but contemplate how these two domains – psychedelics and the arts – converge and overlap.  I often work with high-performing women with a spiritual bent. However, sometimes, what it takes to be “successful” in today’s modern world is not what is […]

Ketamine therapy is an exciting new avenue of treatment for many patients. For some, KAP has been a transformative treatment option that has allowed them to break free from the shackles of mental illness. But how do you know if it’s for you? If you’re suffering from depression, anxiety, or unhealed trauma, then ketamine assisted […]

In today’s world, we are faced with a multitude of anxieties such as increased inequality, environmental degradation, and precarious work. It is no wonder that mental health concerns continue their upward trend, which is a swell that not only impacts those individuals but that has a ripple effect across families, communities, and economies.  A novel […]

Expansive therapies encompass a variety of therapeutic approaches that aim to address mental health concerns through innovative and often holistic methods. If you or a loved one haven’t experienced expansive therapies before, it’s natural to wonder how and why they work. Art therapy, somatic therapy, and ketamine assisted psychotherapy can and have changed the lives […]

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (or KAP) is a treatment strategy prescribed in addition to conventional psychotherapy. For many patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression, addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder, ketamine therapies have been life changing. With the right practitioner, KAP can reduce your symptoms of depression, body pain, and even anxiety. But how is […]