anxiety

Conversations with Clients: Overreactions

Conversations with Clients: Overreactions

What does it mean to be “reactive”? Or “overreactive”? Are some people just “sensitive” or is there more going on?

My client came to therapy because she was "overreactive." So we chat about reactions; what they are, how they work, and why - spoiler alert - there's no such thing as "overreacting."

Conversations with Clients: The Role of Stories

Conversations with Clients: The Role of Stories

How important is telling our “story” - our history, the things that have happened to us and what we’ve been through - in therapy? For my client, the idea of having to go through her history and tell her story was really anxiety provoking. Luckily, I didn’t need to know the story - and I explained why.