How to Deal with Grief: Practical Ways to Cope When There’s No Right Way
There’s no correct way to grieve. What follows isn’t a formula or a timeline. It’s a set of general approaches people have found useful while coping with grief, offered with the understanding that some will fit your situation and some won’t, and that skipping the ones that don’t help isn’t failing at this. Most advice…
Read MoreThe Stages of Grief: What They Are and Why Your Experience Won’t Match a Chart
Grief doesn’t come with an instruction manual. But for decades, people have reached for one framework to make sense of the chaos: the stages of grief. If you’ve lost someone or something important to you, you may have already heard the terms denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance thrown around, maybe by a well-meaning friend,…
Read MoreOnline Therapy Insurance: What to Know Before You Book
Yes, online therapy often takes insurance. Questions about online therapy insurance are some of the most common ones people have before booking a first session, and understandably so: in many cases, telehealth therapy is covered similarly to in-person therapy, especially when sessions are provided by a licensed therapist and your health insurance plan includes mental…
Read MoreHow to Stop Ruminating Thoughts
Most people have had the experience of a thought that won’t let go. A conversation replays itself, a decision gets picked apart from every angle, a mistake from years ago resurfaces at 2 a.m., and you’re left wondering how to stop ruminating thoughts before they take over the whole night. When that kind of repetitive,…
Read MoreSigns You Need Couples Therapy
Couples therapy has a reputation problem. People picture it as a last resort, something you turn to only after months of silence or a fight that finally went too far. But it isn’t only for crises, and the real signs you need couples therapy are usually much quieter than that. Some of the most useful…
Read MoreHow to Find an In-Network Therapist in Phoenix
Starting therapy is hard enough without adding a maze of insurance terms on top of it. If you’re searching for an in-network therapist in Phoenix or Arizona, here’s the short answer: in-network means the therapist has a contract with your insurer to charge a set rate, so you pay a predictable copay instead of the…
Read MoreWhat to Expect in Your First Counseling Session
You made the appointment. Maybe you sat on the decision for a while first. You opened the contact page, closed it, opened it again a week later. And now the day is here, and you’re in the waiting room a few minutes early, phone in your hand but not really looking at it, rehearsing a…
Read More10 Things Divorce Does to You Emotionally That Nobody Warns You About
Divorce can affect you emotionally in ways that are hard to explain until you are living through it. Even when divorce is the right decision, it can still bring grief, confusion, anger, relief, fear, loneliness, and a strange sense of disorientation. You may know logically that something needed to change, but still feel shaken by the reality…
Read MoreWhat Is Divorce Counseling and Do You Actually Need It?
Divorce counseling is therapy that helps you process the emotional, practical, and relational stress that can come with separation or divorce. It can support you before, during, or after a divorce, whether you’re trying to make sense of what happened, communicate more clearly, or rebuild your life after a major change. You don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from divorce…
Read MoreIndividual Therapy vs. Couples Counseling During Divorce: Which Do You Need?
If you’re going through a divorce, it can be hard to know what kind of support makes the most sense. You may wonder whether you need individual therapy, couples counseling, divorce counseling, or some combination of all three. The simplest answer is this: individual therapy helps you process what divorce is doing to you emotionally, while couples…
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