With loss being an inevitable part of life, we are all destined to eventually encounter grief, and yet, much of what happens in grief is largely misunderstood or stigmatized. Staff therapist Alex Mammadyarov, MHC highlights 5 grief experiences that are probably more common than you think.

When fighting with your partner, do you find it difficult to communicate respectfully? Does it sometimes feel challenging to understand each other’s perspectives and feel heard? Staff Therapist Rachel Damin, MHC breaks down the four most destructive communication patterns in romantic relationships and provides helpful tools for eliminating them from your arguments.

Many of us will use every strategy imaginable to avoid feeling our emotions. Advanced Clinical Fellow Julia Papale provides tools to understand that emotions serve a purpose and how they motivate us to fulfill our needs.

Staff therapist Valeria Aliendres, MHC-LP, discusses the desire some Latinx individuals may feel in wanting to share identities with their therapists, along with some of the benefits associated with cultural matching in the therapeutic relationship.

So your teenage child shared that they don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. You might be wondering, “Where do I go from here?” Staff therapist, Lina Mafi, provides suggestions for ways to support your child after they share their trans or gender non-conforming gender identity.

What are signs that your mental health is declining? Staff therapist Kathryn Lee, MHC, provides a list of how to recognize the signs and ways to combat your declining mental health.

What is “Box Breathing”? Advanced Clinical Fellow Ilana Friedman provides a breakdown of how-to and why our breath is important to our health and wellbeing.

Anxiety is the cherry on top of what may already be a stressful situation and can create even more challenges as a result. In response to a trigger and activation of our nervous system through the unconscious, a story is born. Staff therapist, Ronni Umles, MHC, presents ways to practice identifying your story that has alternative modalities to seek relief from your own anxiety.

Giving care is generated by the love for our significant ones. Staff therapist, Rich Chen, MFT, provides tips on fostering the awareness of your needs and emotions could help prevent the relationship from burnout and resentment by cultivating self-compassion.

What worth is and where does it come from? Staff therapist, Alaina Malik, MHC-LP examines how no one or thing outside of yourself can define your self-worth. Here are ways to practice defining your self-worth means and watering within the crack to grow self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-awareness, and self-understanding

Humans need to love and be loved. It’s similarly universal that many of us find this vital sense of love and belonging in our families of origin. Staff therapist, Sam Silor, MHC, explores how choosing your own family is making an active decision about whom you’ll share access to yourself and your energy.