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Welcome. This is short, practical writing about how change actually happens—without jargon and without “inspirational poster” therapy. The focus is on ideas and skills that are likely to matter in real therapy: how patterns form, what keeps them going, and what actually helps people change.

I plan to publish one new topic each month. Posts will be grounded, usable, and aimed at helping you get more out of therapy—whether you work with me or with someone else.

Upcoming posts (about weekly / every two weeks)

  • Why in the World Is My Therapist Asking Me What I Eat?
    Therapy can’t go deep if your life is structurally unstable—sleep, food, movement, and connection are often the foundation that makes everything else possible.
  • Therapy for Tech Professionals: Culture, Worldview, and Why “Fit” Can Matter
    Tech culture trains a specific kind of thinking and stress response; a therapist who “speaks the dialect” can help you move faster with less translation.
  • Frenemies: Systems Thinking and Psychotherapeutic Thinking
    Sometimes the problem is inside you and sometimes it’s the system you’re in—real change often needs both lenses working together.
  • When a Problem Can’t Be Solved, Change the Paradigm
    If you’re stuck in the same loop, the next step may be widening the frame—shifting from “better coping” to leverage, structure, and a different set of questions.
  • AI in Session: Less Sci-Fi, More Boring—and Surprisingly Useful
    A grounded look at what AI can (and can’t) do in therapy: practical uses, clear boundaries, and why the clinician remains responsible.

If there are topics you’d particularly like me to explore, feel free to contact me with suggestions.

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Topic of the Month:

“I’m Stupid” — Not in Sessions With Me.

A client once looked down and said, “I’m such an idiot.” I stopped them. “I’m not going to let you be hurt in our sessions. And that includes you hurting yourself.” They looked up, so I made it even more direct: “When you call yourself an idiot, you’re hurting yourself. I want us to stop…

Therapy for Tech Professionals, from Someone Who’s Been There: Why It Helps

If you’re a tech professional, you’ve probably had this experience: you start describing a normal workweek—on-call rotations, production incidents, a reorg that somehow feels like an extinction event—and the other person nods politely while their eyes glaze over. Not because they’re unintelligent. Because your world is… a world. And sometimes the most honest summary of…