The Big Five: Can people be organized into just five personality traits?  According to researchers, yes. Ok, not exactly. You should know by now that nothing in human psychology is that simple! We do mostly fit into five major categories, with other traits grouped into each category. There is [...]

Benefits of Working with a Counseling Intern Now that you are ready to work on yourself with a therapist, you may find yourself waiting months to meet with a licensed mental health professional. However, let’s say you can wait a week to meet with an intern but question the [...]

Thoughts – Emotions – Behaviors: A cheat sheet to making changes People operate within some form of this basic interconnected cycle: we have a feeling/emotion, which triggers a thought/belief, which we act on (behavior). Or we take an action (behavior), like give someone a hug, which causes a feeling [...]

Questions to Ask Your Potential Therapist Congrats on taking the first step towards taking care of yourself and your mental well-being!   Now that you’re ready to enter into therapy and start working on yourself, you have the opportunity to screen and select your therapist. This person will be [...]

Bisexuality Awareness Week This week is Bisexual Awareness Week, also known as #BiWeek. This week is an annual celebration held in September, from the 16th through the 23rd. It is an extension of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, held annually on September 23.  Bisexuality is a type of sexual orientation where individuals [...]

Strengths We hear a lot about using our strengths, but the annoying truth is that we humans are usually better at focusing on our weaknesses (or, more often than not, what we think our weaknesses are) than we are at focusing on our strengths. So let’s break down this [...]