Anna Saviano speaks with Joe Sanok on a Practice of the Practice podcast. They discuss making decisions to help you make decisions and letting your body help you to decide. Anna also gives advice to private practitioners.
Mental Imperfect in a Perfect World
Mental health struggles are so prevalent, they affect 1 in 5 Americans. According to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 19.1% of adults experienced a mental illness in 2018. Symptoms are on the rise now. Unemployment is skyrocketing. Life plans are terribly off course. Folks are stuck indoors and sometimes with people they would … Continue reading Mental Imperfect in a Perfect World
Relationship CPR: Applying the DBT skill DEAR MAN
Interpersonal Conflict is amazingly complex. A client recently shared a story about an interaction they had with their parent that had dredged up some old resentments and anger. This interaction resulted in the client becoming extremely upset, and responding with words they later regretted. Through processing in therapy, the client realized … Continue reading Relationship CPR: Applying the DBT skill DEAR MAN
Relationship Reminders in Trauma Times
Lots of us are cooped up, at home with loved ones indefinitely. Many are also going out to work, introducing extra stress of safety and health concerns to our homes and relationships. Add kids being home, financial strain, and isolation from support networks and our relationships are up against a lot. HTC wants to provide … Continue reading Relationship Reminders in Trauma Times
5 Tips for Dealing with COVID-19 from a Kansas City Trauma Therapist
Everyone is dealing with Coronavirus. We are all affected, in many different ways, big and small. Anxiety spikes, sleep disturbance, irritability, sadness and grief over lost experiences. Frustration with kids being home, having to be home yourself, not getting to be home. The list goes on an one. Here are five tips to help you … Continue reading 5 Tips for Dealing with COVID-19 from a Kansas City Trauma Therapist
Gratitude
I just finished a meditation by Sarah Blondin, one of my definite faves on Insight Timer. Her guided meditation called Make It Sacred is about making the little things in life have a sacred meaning. It doesn’t mean every single moment is special or holy, but rather to take a few pauses throughout the day … Continue reading Gratitude
Accepting Pain
As a mental health psychotherapist, I encounter pain all the time. Physical and emotional, psychic and existential, people come to therapy because they are in pain. Because I am not a medical doctor and have no particular skill in addressing actual bodily pain issues, I am left to address pain of all sorts therapeutically. Fortunately, … Continue reading Accepting Pain
Money Talks
I love talking about money. This has not always been the case, but my perspective has shifted over the past couple of years. I work with a lot of young adults, and for nearly everyone, money is a source of confusion, stress, upset and frustration. Not having any, not having enough, not knowing how or … Continue reading Money Talks
Decision Making
In practice a lot of problems and struggles might be boiled down to difficulty with decision making. Deciding about big and little things can be hard, for obvious and maybe not so obvious reasons. I have come across a number of tools and hacks ithrough my practice that I feel are of benefit and ought … Continue reading Decision Making
I love you and I am listening
This post idea crystallized after a series of events, not surprisingly, as that is often how it works. First, something will catch my attention: a thought or concept, a meditation or podcast. Then, my individual clients will bring content to their sessions that inspire a connection to whatever has been on my radar in the … Continue reading I love you and I am listening
