Family Thanksgiving: The Most Expensive Emotional Labor You’ll Ever Pay For 💸 Ashley came to me after three canceled appointments, sliding into my office with the energy of someone who’d rather be literally anywhere else. Hoodie pulled low, iced coffee […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
Therapy Confessions: Surveillance and Betrayal
I once watched a woman sit in my office, gripping a tissue so tightly it disintegrated between her fingers while she told me about finding a tiny camera hidden in her bathroom vent. There’s something uniquely horrifying about discovering you’ve […]
Friendships - Lola Adams - Self Care
Therapy Confessions: When Friendship Feels Like Free Labor
Manhattan in February has a way of exposing more than just your inadequate winter wardrobe. ❄️ There he was, slouched in my butter-soft leather armchair, fingers pinching the bridge of his nose – Kaeden, 34, investment analyst by day, emotional […]
Lola Adams
Therapy Confessions: Emotional Unavailability and the Dance of Distance and Pursuit
Alexandra was the quintessential Manhattan overachiever—razor-sharp intellect, closet full of designer power suits, and a marriage that looked perfect on Instagram but was silently imploding behind closed doors. She first appeared in my office clutching her Hermès bag like a […]
Sophia Rivera
Therapy Confessions: The Self-Acceptance Paradox
Last Tuesday, a woman stormed into my office, slammed her designer tote bag onto my couch, and announced, “Everyone keeps telling me I’m ‘perfect just the way I am,’ and honestly, I want to scream. If I’m so damn perfect, […]
Sophia Rivera
Therapy Confessions: Supporting a Struggling Partner Without Losing Yourself
🎒 The Unspoken Contract That Never Was During our third session, Ethan finally revealed something he hadn’t told anyone. “Sometimes I fantasize about her getting rejected from jobs,” he whispered, looking mortified. “Not because I want her to fail, but […]
Jas Mendola
Therapy Confessions: Emotional Affairs and the Respect Deficit
The bar was half-empty that night when she first told me about him. Xanthe twisted the paper napkin between her fingers until it became a tight rope of white. She had been seeing me for six weeks. Her eyes were […]
Melanie Doss
Therapy Confessions: Emotional Dependency in Relationships
Julian showed up to our first session wearing Naruto socks with Birkenstocks. I remember being momentarily distracted by this fashion choice as he slumped into my chair, defeated. He was a lanky 19-year-old with perpetually tousled hair who couldn’t maintain […]
Sophia Rivera
Therapy Confessions: Jealousy as a Sign of Emotional Visibility
I remember watching Ashley D. fidget with her silver thumb ring during our first session. She’d twist it clockwise when discussing her boyfriend, counterclockwise when discussing herself. Like most 25-year-olds who land in my office, she arrived convinced she was […]
Lola Adams
Therapy Confessions: The Anatomy of Self-Doubt and the Power of Emotional Granularity
I remember Kaeden like it was yesterday, though it’s been nearly five years. He walked into my office clutching his designer messenger bag like it was a shield, his eyes darting everywhere except at me. In our first session, he […]