TIPs: The Process Of Therapy
Gender can be complicated in a society with strict rules about how people should feel, behave, and express themselves based on their assignment to one or the other of two genders. But many people, more than you realize, don’t find that their experience of gender fits well with either of these ideas of ‘male’ or ‘female.’
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For first time or veteran therapy goers, the process of therapy can be intimidating. From finding the right therapist to feeling stuck in your therapeutic process can effect anyone attending therapy. Our therapists at the Center for Growth have provided articles and tips on how to help you through potential roadblocks at the beginning, middle, and end of your therapeutic journey.
Managing emotional takeovers: Whether it be a parent, a partner, a boss, a coworker, or a friend, interacting with someone who is emotionally immature can feel like navigating a minefield of emotions. You are continue reading
Exploring Kinks in Your Relationship: Communication and Mutual Satisfaction
Exploring kinks and fantasies can be an exciting and enriching journey. However, if your partner isn't kinky or hasn't shown interest in exploring these continue reading
Anti-Oppressive Therapy with Queer Clients
As therapists, we value providing our clients with compassionate care and creating a space where they are accepted and supported as they navigate their healing journeys. To effectively continue reading
Equity in Relationships: Couples Counseling in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New Mexico
How often have you heard one of your friends complain that their partner or spouse doesn’t do their fair share? Chances continue reading
Non-monogamous relationships offer individuals the opportunity to explore love, intimacy, and connection in ways that diverge from traditional monogamous norms. If you have recently opened up your monogamous relationship to include other sexual and/or continue reading
Starting to explore your non-binary identity in therapy can be nerve-racking. You may be asking yourself questions like, “What should I expect? What should I be continue reading
Therapy Hangovers
Alcohol hangovers are the result of dehydration and electrolyte Imbalance. Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it pulls out water in the form of excess urination which will create an electrolyte continue reading
Are you and your partner thinking about opening up your relationship but aren’t sure where to start? Jumping in head first without discussing boundaries, needs, expectations, and logistics might sound fun and exciting, or continue reading
Daughters of Narcissist Mothers: Do you suspect that your mother might be a narcissist? Are you looking back at an unpleasant encounter from the past weekend with your mom that left you rattled continue reading
Working From Home, Together. (Relationship Counseling)
Are you one of the millions of Americans who now work from home (WFH) at least one day a week? Do you have a cohabitating significant other continue reading
Clinician to Client: Homework
When people think of therapy, they may tend to envision the Freudian based image of a client on a couch and a therapist on a chair talking about continue reading
A Constructive Guide to Arguments
We all get into disagreements or arguments with those we love. It is how we handle them that will either provide feelings of connection and resolution or resentment and continue reading
The term “quality time” in couples counseling is a commonly used phrase in the context of a close relationship, but most notably romantic relationships. This phrase sometimes has feelings attached to it that continue reading
What is telehealth and how is it different from “regular” therapy? You may be asking yourself whether it’s right for you--and wondering how to make the most of telehealth. Whether you’re moving from in-person continue reading
Sometimes seeing the same therapist for long periods of time can begin to feel unhelpful, stale, or create feelings of being stuck despite having a good working relationship with your therapist. This can especially continue reading
