Therapy - so many acronyms, so little time. Sometimes it can be difficult to parse what kind of therapy you’re engaged in, what modalities and frameworks you’d like to work from or what resonates with you as a therapy client. One term you may have seen and wondered about is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which is one of the most researched and evidence-based psychotherapy practices out there. It is based on the concept of the “CBT Triangle”, the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and...

How can we better understand our own needs? The hierarchy of needs is mostly attributed to Abraham Maslow, who published this theory of psychology in 1943 after spending six weeks with the Blackfoot (Siksika) Community. The concepts were then converted into a visually-digestible pyramid in the 1960’s: So how can we apply this theory to our lives? Prioritize basic needs . We all need a place to lay our heads at night, food, water and air to breathe. If you find that you are missing one of...

Wouldn’t it be great if we all lived inside of our favorite Holiday movie? You know, the one where beautiful snow blankets picturesque...