It takes a village. The Crucial Role of Support Systems for Emerging Adults in Recovery from Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Depression.

California therapy for relationship anxiety and modern dating — Elaina Envia, AMFT on the where-is-this-going conversation you keep rehearsing and not having, what the rehearsal is really about, and how to finally have it. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

California therapy for relationship anxiety and self-worth — Julia Melvin, AMFT on the confidence that rises and falls with your partner's tone, why it isn't a trust problem, and how to source it from somewhere you don't have to give back. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

One of the most important long-term solutions to your financial anxiety is seeking support from others. This may involve talking with trusted friends, colleagues/peers (outside of work), family members, joining a support group or seeking professional therapy/counseling.

California therapy for intergenerational trauma and cultural identity — Jasmeet Bhullar, LMFT on the pain you inherited before you had a story for it, and how to work with what was passed down. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

Despite all the effort you’ve put into therapy, the growth that you’ve experienced in your life, no one seems to notice except you. While people in your system may be slow to catch on, remember that other peoples’ ability to adapt to your changed behavior will likely be slow, and that your progress is still valid!

The life we post online and our real lives are often incongruent. Humans are naturally complex, unique, and multifaceted, and social media cannot capture every dimension of YOU. Anytime we feel a disconnect within ourselves, we often experience a range of mixed emotions, insecurities, and dissonance.

Quitting is not always giving up, leaving a job that doesn’t meet your needs after you have taken these four key steps is actually a sign of growth.

This is a guide to understanding burnout signs, symptoms, and building the best plan to reduce burnout.

By learning to embrace our lived experience, we release the pressure that we “should” be a certain way and, instead, we just be. We learn to accept that “negative” emotions can exist without tearing us apart… without weighing us down.

California therapy for men and high-achievers — Fidel Quintanilla, AMFT on the version of masculinity that only rewards output, the exhaustion underneath it, and what happens when you can't seem to put it down. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

California anxiety and OCD therapy — Danielle Miller, AMFT on the reassurance loop most anxiety self-help misses: when using logic to talk yourself out of a feeling turns into the compulsion itself. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

The foundation of boundary setting is created through intention and care for yourself. There are many needs that you may be sacrificing in order to please those around you. As a result, you spend more time living for others than building a life that is truly aligned with your happiness and peace.

It can be difficult to confront these feelings because you were not provided the safety to process openly and feel seen, heard and validated by the people you are closest to. You can practice these skills in resilience to overcome these toxic cycles and you deserve relationships that meet your needs.

When you regularly accept your partner giving you less than what you deserve in an argument (or in a relationship), you are training your partner to say/do more things that do not meet your needs.

California therapy for family boundaries and holiday stress — Elaina Envia, AMFT on the specific version of you that reactivates when you walk into your parents' house, and how to hold onto the adult you built the rest of the year. Field note from Align Online Therapy.

The hardest part of anxiety and depression can be believing that you are the only person with these problems, or thinking you have a “me problem.” In fact, most of the issues people have are “we problems.”

What happens when I change but the people around me stay the same? Don’t they have to change, too? The short answer is: to see benefits and experience growth in therapy, the only thing that needs to change is you.

In therapy, the hope is you have a safe place to explore and get to know every part of yourself. You will discover the parts of you that you want to keep and strengthen and identify the parts of you that you are ready to let go.

If you spend the majority of your time wondering what your partner thinks of you, you are likely forgetting to ask yourself how you feel about the relationship and if your partner is able to meet your needs.