Why Validation Never Feeds You: The Difference Between Being Seen and Being Admired
Walk down any street, scroll any feed, sit in any therapy room, and you can feel it: a culture starving for something. But most people don’t know what they’re starving for. They chase likes, performance, admiration, “proof” they matter—then wonder why they still feel hollow an hour later. There’s a quiet psychological truth most of us miss: […]
The E-Bike Generation: Chasing the Rush Without the Ride
By Brandon Shapiro, AMFTTherapist in Newport Beach, CA Along the boardwalks and coastal streets of Newport Beach, a new rhythm has taken hold. You can hear it before you see it — the soft hum of electric bikes weaving through the salt air, groups of teens flying by with wind in their hair and earbuds […]
When the Game Turns Inward: Why Every Professional Team Needs a Therapist
In light of Marshawn Kneeland’s tragic passing, this piece explores how professional sports can no longer afford to treat therapy as optional. Athletes need depth-trained therapists as integral members of every team—because the mind is part of the game. In light of the loss of Marshawn Kneeland When news broke of Marshawn Kneeland’s death at […]
Psychotherapy and The Wizard of Oz
An Excerpt from Even a Stone Can Be a Teacher by Sheldon Kopp(Edited and Published by Dr. Mitch Keil) In the original story, Dorothy, the young heroine, is an orphan who comes to live with her foster parents, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Their home is dull and gray, as is everything else in […]
Developing and Expressing Empathy
Empathy is the experience of resonating with another person’s experience. People who are strong in this trait describe it as “feeling with” another person or “experiencing alongside” them. Empathetic people are good at imagining what it might be like to be in the other persons shoes, both situationally and emotionally. They are good at simulating, […]
Why Mindfulness is a Mental Health Superpower
Mindfulness can teach you that there is beauty and richness in allowing and participating in even the difficult feelings. It’s all experience, it is all elements of living this life, so why not show up for it?
Therapy for Teens: What to Expect
Our goal is to create a real relationship with you from our very first therapy session – one in which you feel safe to open up, express yourself, explore issues, and begin healing.It helps some to have a framework of what you might be getting into by starting therapy.
