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Cultural differences in therapy

Does it matter if your therapist is the same gender as you are? Does it matter if your race is the same, if your culture is the same? Does it matter if you’re gay and your therapist is straight, or vice versa? Does it matter if you’re older or younger?

Here’s the answer to those […]

What’s stopping you from getting therapy?

By Cynthia Gray LPC|June 23rd, 2015|Abuse, Anxiety, Assertive, Borderline, Childhood, Co-dependence, Couples, Depression, Gas lighting, Gay, Grief, Lesbian, LGTBQ, Marriage, Meditation, Mindfulness, Narcissism, Passive, Perfectionism, Personality disorder, Race, Relationships, Self-esteem, Sexual orientation, weekly|Comments Off on What’s stopping you from getting therapy?

Many people suffer for years before getting help with anxiety and depression. They’re thinking: “ I don’t want to dig up old stuff!” “What’s past is past!” “I should be able to handle my problems by myself!” “I’m ashamed that I have problems.” “I need to forgive and forget!”

So here’s my question to such people: If […]