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“I know it’s not my fault, but I still feel guilty.” “I know it’s irrational, but I somehow feel like I deserve this.” “I think I’m a good person, but I feel like I can’t do anything right.” These statements describe the vast distance between what we logically know to be true and the depth […]
When setting out to write about depression, I find myself apprehensive. This is not due to writer’s block, or to a lack of clinical information or personal experience in treating my clients that suffer from the disorder. I hesitate out of concern that I will not do those who have been diagnosed enough justice. I […]
As a therapist, I value thoughtfulness and authenticity when I work within the intricacies of that which is the human experience. To take in the profound weight of racism in this country, which has infected us all with either incomprehensible injustice or undeserved contentment, requires the same, if not more, consideration. In doing so, I […]
“You care too much.” “Just move on.” “Why do you put up with that?” If you’ve ever had to explain the severe ups and downs of your relationship to friends and family members, you’ve likely heard these comments before. Women are commonly conceived as nurturing caretakers. They often have to learn how to assert themselves […]
By Stephanie Gibart The best guess anyone ever gave me when describing art therapy comes from an older man who said with a perplexed look: “You’re an art therapist—so you give therapy to art?” I imagine this looks something like putting a piece of art on the couch and asking about its relationship with its […]