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Mental Wellness and Insights

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Learn more about coping with anxiety, burnout, and low-self esteem.

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Why Does Therapy Make Me Anxious? (and what to do about it)

You’ve been thinking about finally starting therapy, but the thought of being that perceived by another person makes you cringe so hard you can feel it in your intestines. Or maybe you’re already going to therapy, but your shoulders are scrunched all the way to your ears until the session is over. I’m a licensed clinical psychologist, I’ve worked as a therapist for over 12 years, and I’ve even been to therapy myself. Please hear me when I say:

This is completely normal. 

Of COURSE the thought of sharing your deepest, darkest, most painful parts of your life with a complete stranger is nerve wracking. It can be terrifying. It takes incredible courage to be vulnerable with another person like this. You’re strong for even considering doing it, let alone making it through that waiting room. Therapy isn’t supposed to be easy.


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