Jacob Somers

A Look into a Catastrophizing Mind “There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened.” - Michael Montaigne Catastrophization is a maladaptive mental pattern that can deeply affect our emotional and physical well-being. It involves into the worst possible outcome in a given situation, creating a cycle of anxiety, fear, and avoidance. This type of thinking distorts our reality, making challenges feel insurmountable and overwhelming. Understanding the roots of...

Your Lifeline in the Storm - Journaling The cost of therapy without insurance ranges from $100-$200 for each visit. 1 With this consideration over half of Americans, roughly 27 million, experiencing a mental illness are going untreated due to poor access to care. With this concern, providing therapy aids in gaining the tools needed for self-care, personal awareness, emotional intelligence, regulation, and more. This introduction will provide some awareness of why we discuss each Therapist...

“We don’t want to become what we are. We want to become a concept, a fantasy, what we should be like. Sometimes we have what people always call the ideal, what I call the curse, to be perfect, and then nothing we do gives us satisfaction.” -Fritz Perls Our hunger for a perfect outcome, perfect life, and perfect self is the anchor that prevents us from sailing to greater shores. Perfectionism is born out of false over-budgeted ideals, which nurture shame which at its root...