Click on the picture to see a video of me right out of a successful session with a woman who’s struggling with being vulnerable and giving her husband “another chance”.

In her eyes, she’d just be setting herself up for disappointment, yet again. After our conversation, it was very clear to her where her “people pleasing” was coming from and how she wasn’t given her husband the real chance she wants to give him.

Most importantly, she came out of the session with an experiential understanding that she matters and there shouldn’t be any shame in putting her needs first. This was not about giving her husband a chance, but giving herself the chance.

It is hard to understand the effect that grief and loss can have until you experience the loss of something or someone particularly important. The experts at Psych Blossom say that you can be sympathetic to others who are experiencing grief, but until you go through it yourself, it can be very difficult to really comprehend what it feels like.

A life transition is any type of change in life that affects it in a big way. Life transitions occur throughout our lives, even when we are very young. For example, think about the massive impact that going to school can have on a young child.

Depression is among the most underdiagnosed mood disorders in the world. It's not that doctors, psychotherapists, and other medical professionals don't believe it's real.

Anxiety therapy is one of the services we offer here at Psych Blossom. It is an invaluable therapy for people living with general anxiety disorder (GAD).

Do you experience feelings of depression or melancholy during the winter months? Do those feelings begin to set in just after daylight saving time ends? If so, you're not alone. Seasonal depression is real.

As someone whose work focuses heavily on depression and anxiety therapy, I have a lot of opportunity to work with people struggling with social anxiety. Their struggles make it difficult to interact with friends and family in social situations.

In the context of offering depression therapy, one of the things we try to do is help clients understand what depression looks like for them. In other words, it is good to recognize how depression manifests itself. It can take on many forms.

Enjoying the annual holiday season can be challenging if you deal with anxiety or depression. You might generally want to feel the joy and happiness that everyone around you seems to so freely embrace. But for you, the holidays just aren't everything you wish they were. We want you to know that your holidays can be better.

Grief and loss are part of the human experience. The thing is that people deal with them in different ways. If the way you cope with grief and loss doesn't fit what others think it should look like, you may find yourself questioning whether you are 'doing it right'. Well, you can take comfort in the fact that there is no right or wrong way to cope with grief and loss.

Relationship therapy is one of the many services we provide here at Psych Blossom. It can take many forms. We counsel married couples struggling with tough times. We also work with romantic couples who aren't married.

In the make-believe world of Hollywood films and television shows, perfect families abound. Nothing ever goes seriously wrong to the extent that it cannot be patched up before the story ends. But that's Hollywood. In the real world, family conflict is to be expected.

Change is a part of life. And with so many changes, there is transition involved as well. That change from parenting minor children to launching them into adulthood requires a significant transition. And that is just one example. Know this: life transitions can be scary. It's okay to be afraid.