The WellSite Blog
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Should You Cut Off a Toxic Family Member? A Therapist’s Perspective
Family shapes so much of who we are—our beliefs, our emotional patterns, and even our sense of self. But what happens when the family you grow up in is dysfunctional? Many people struggle with relationships that feel draining, painful, or even harmful, yet they are...

Psychospiritual Therapy: Integrating Meaning, Values, and Healing in Your Journey
Therapy isn’t just about managing symptoms or changing behaviors—it’s also about finding meaning, understanding our struggles, and connecting with something deeper. For many people, this process naturally touches on spirituality, whether in a religious sense or as a...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Root Cause of Relational Trauma
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a diagnosis that often carries a heavy stigma. People with BPD are frequently labeled as “manipulative” or “emotionally unstable,” but these descriptions don’t capture the truth of what’s really happening. In reality, BPD is...

Healing vs. Problem-Solving: What’s the Difference in Therapy?
When people come to therapy, they often arrive with a goal: “I want to feel better.” But what does that actually mean? Some expect therapy to be like a problem-solving session, where a therapist offers solutions and fixes what’s wrong. Others see therapy as a space...

Choosing the Right Therapist: Does Gender Matter?
When looking for a therapist, you may focus on their experience, specialization, or therapeutic approach—but have you ever considered how their gender might affect your comfort and healing process? For many, gender isn’t a significant factor; they simply want the best...

Why Healing Takes Time: Therapy as a Long-Term Journey
In a world that often promises quick fixes and instant results, therapy can feel like the opposite. It’s not a 12-week program with guaranteed outcomes or a step-by-step checklist for “solving” your problems. Instead, therapy is a long-term journey—one that requires...

Addiction and Self-Compassion: A Case Study on Reconnecting with Hope
When people come to therapy struggling with addiction, there’s often a thread of self-criticism woven deeply into their story. They see every slip-up as failure, every struggle as proof that they aren’t trying hard enough. But what I see—what so many of them can’t yet...

More Than One Way to Heal: A Person-Centered Approach to Therapy
When I first meet a new client, I’m not thinking about their diagnosis or what a textbook says we should do. Instead, I’m asking, Who are you? What brought you here? What do you need right now? These questions guide everything I do as a therapist because healing isn’t...

Embracing Neurodiversity: Therapy for ADHD and Autism
Being neurodivergent in a world built for neurotypical people isn’t just challenging—it can feel exhausting. For many of my clients, masking—hiding or suppressing their authentic selves to fit societal expectations—has become second nature. They’ve spent years trying...

From Rock Bottom to Purpose: My Journey to Becoming a Therapist
Growing up, I never imagined myself becoming a therapist—at least not in the way I see myself now. I remember being a teenager, picturing therapists as people in tweed jackets with glasses, sitting behind a desk and handing out advice. At the time, it felt like...