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As therapists we hold space, we listen, we resonate.
Read our blog posts to get to know us more in our own complexity;
our passions, our own big feelings, our values.
We’re excited to share our humanity with you!
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Check out our new series, Surviving 2025, for blog posts specifically selected to help you better cope with the challenging twists and turns that this year has in store.
On Navigating Creative Pursuits as Women of Color
“I wanted to create the Women of Color Creatives group to make a community and space where I felt I had none. Often we feel like we are the only ones experiencing what is happening to us.” Read more about Jada’s experience as a Black woman navigating a theater program and the community she will be building at Kindman & Co.!
On A Therapist’s Playlist for Dancing Yourself Towards Healing
it’s really hard to sit with our feelings, especially when they’re uncomfortable and we haven’t really been taught how to do so! One great way to better access feelings and incorporate our bodies into our work more is through dance. Want to know more about why dance is an essential form of movement to help feel your feelings? Read more here!
On Día De Los Muertos as a Therapeutic Experience
Día De Los Muertos is a Latinx holiday that is celebrated mainly by Mexican culture. Our therapist Gaby shares about how learning about such a rich tradition from her culture allowed her to create her own therapeutic experience and move through her grief. Click here to read more about her story.
On Identifying Imposter Syndrome & Building Confidence
A person who experiences Imposter Syndrome may describe feelings of self doubt of skill and talent and an internalIzed fear of being “exposed” as a “fraud”. No matter what their physical accomplishments and achievements say, a person who identifies with these feelings will still feel unworthy of praise and success. Women of color especially struggle with this internalized fear. Read more to learn about identifying imposter syndrome and building confidence.
On Queerness & Finding Your Authentic Self
The simple advice of “Just be yourself” is spoken as if “being yourself” is a simple action, when in reality, it’s an incredibly challenging and ongoing process. Especially when we’re talking about coming to terms with one’s sexuality and gender identity, it’s just not that simple. Read more for resources on how to feel supported in the journey of figuring out your identity.
On Attachment Styles & Building Earned Secure Attachment
A lot of clients come into therapy knowing their attachment style, sure that they’ll never be able to maintain a secure attachment because of things that happened in their childhood that were out of their control. You are not stuck in one pattern or way of interacting with others and existing in relationships. Read more about your attachment style, how to build a new attachment style, and feel more secure in relationships.
On Defining Religious Trauma & How to Start to Heal
As with many institutions and human-created spaces, religion has been tarnished and fostered power dynamics where folx have been oppressed, judged, and mistreated under the guise of religious authority. This blog will explore religious trauma and what it looks like when experienced, in an effort to verbalize something that you or someone you love, may be processing.
On Things You Might Not Know About Your Therapist…But Have Always Wanted To
Your therapist is human too! We can be messy, suck at boundaries, and also share in everyday experiences. If you have questions about your therapist but are too afraid to ask, click here and read about 10 things you might not know about your therapist.
On Finding Wholeness After Loss
Death is disastrous. It doesn’t make sense and it’s certainly not tidy. The meaning we make of it, however arbitrary, is the meaning of it. Anna shares her story in navigating loss, becoming a therapist, and finding wholeness after loss.