It’s appropriate to feel horror, disgust, fear, and rage right now. This piece offers a therapist’s framework for staying with reality without burning out: name specific emotions, set clear information objectives so you know when to step away, connect reactions to personal history, care for existing mental health challenges, and translate feeling into small, sustainable actions alongside trusted leaders. Joy and community aren’t luxuries—they metabolize despair so your mind remains steady, creative, and powerful.

Explore common therapy anxiety around not knowing what to talk about in session. Learn how both conscious and unconscious factors influence therapy blocks, and discover how these moments of uncertainty can actually deepen your therapeutic journey. Written by a Detroit-based psychodynamic therapist, this guide helps both new and experienced therapy clients understand pre-session anxiety and make the most of their therapeutic process.

Discover what psychodynamic therapy is, how it differs from psychoanalysis, and why this powerful, depth-oriented approach to therapy is often overlooked.

This blog is for you if you’ve felt like your worth depends on your looks even when that sounds absolutely ridiculous to say out loud. As a therapist in Detroit who specializes in self-worth, body image, and relationships, I want you to know that I hear versions of this all the time. You’re not alone and it isn’t your fault.