Tiffany Griffiths, Psy.D. & Associates, Inc.

03/18/2026

03/14/2026

So much suffering comes from forgetting.

Forgetting that we belong to the earth.
Forgetting that the body is wise.
Forgetting that healing is not only cognitive, but relational, embodied, and sacred.

We are nature. Not metaphorically. Not symbolically. In truth.

We are made of earth, water, air, and fire. We are rhythmic like the moon, seasonal like the trees, and capable of renewal even after long winters of grief.

And yet many of us live cut off from the very source that could help restore us.

Nature is not just beautiful scenery. It is medicine.

When we walk among trees, sit beside water, or feel the wind move across our skin, something ancient begins to awaken. The soul exhales. The nervous system settles. The heart remembers its place in the great web of life.

Perhaps healing begins here:
Not in becoming something new,
but in remembering what we already are.

A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments

03/12/2026

Despite the seemingly fringe aspect of this condition, it’s much more common than most people realize. Among teenagers, an estimated 15 percent will experience some form of self-injury. The number drops to 4 percent among adults. The most common forms of self-harm include:

Skin cutting 70% to 90%
Head banging or hitting 21% to 44%
Flesh burning 15% to 35%
Perhaps one reason for the lack of awareness around the condition of self-harm is that a person can easily hide or explain away their injuries.

Know the signs, Don't Judge, Stay Supportive.

https://www.inspiremalibu.com/blog/mental-health/march-self-injury-awareness-month/

03/12/2026

We’re hiring!

Our outpatient mental health practice is looking for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) to serve as a House Lead Clinician in our Kingston location.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a clinician who wants to combine direct client care with leadership and supervision. The role includes:
• A 20-23 hour weekly caseload
• Facilitating weekly diagnostic supervision
• Providing individual supervision to LAPCs
• Supporting and mentoring clinicians in the Kingston office

Compensation:
• $70,000-90,000 base salary
• Full compensation package valued at $95,000–$125,000

Benefits include:
• 3 weeks PTO
• Holiday pay
• Health benefits up to $500/month
• Continuing education support
• IRA with 3% match after 3 years

We are a respected, established practice that values integrity, growth, teamwork, and excellent clinical care. We’re looking for someone who is clinically strong, collaborative, and excited to help support both clients and fellow clinicians.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to tiffany@drtiffanygriffiths.com

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03/03/2026

Check out my latest blog on what it means to be truly human…

Jon Kabat-Zinn titled his book, Full Catastrophe Living. That phrase has been landing in a new way lately. The full catastrophe. Not the curated life. Not the optimized life. The whole thing.

03/02/2026

Addiction isn’t just about the substance. It’s about the wound.

Carl Jung believed that what we call addiction is often a spiritual and psychological response to unprocessed pain, especially pain rooted in childhood. Trauma fragments the psyche. It leaves parts of us exiled, unheard, and unmetabolized. When those parts are not integrated, we seek relief. We seek escape. We seek something to quiet what feels unbearable.

Jung once suggested that the craving behind addiction is a distorted longing for wholeness, even for connection to the Self. The substance becomes an attempt at regulation, transcendence, or reunion with something lost.

But what if the behavior we judge is actually a brilliant (though costly) survival strategy?

When we approach addiction through the lens of trauma, shame softens. Compassion expands. Healing shifts from “stop the behavior” to “tend to the wound.”

Integration, not suppression, is the path forward.

The work is not just sobriety. It is remembering, reclaiming, and re-inhabiting the parts of ourselves that had to leave in order to survive.

02/27/2026

Lyme disease is one of medicine’s great enigmas, a diagnosis that often comes with more questions than answers. For many people, treatment doesn’t automatically mean resolution. Persistent symptoms can continue long after antibiotics have done their work, leaving patients searching for answers and relief.

That’s why new research is so intriguing. A recent article from the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center highlights patient-reported lasting improvements in post-treatment Lyme symptoms after experiences with psilocybin, the naturally occurring compound found in certain mushrooms.

What makes this especially compelling isn’t just symptom change, it’s the quality of relief and the sense of clarity and perspective many patients describe. In a condition as complex and poorly understood as Lyme, learning how the nervous system, immune function, and subjective experience interact opens up new doors for inquiry and care.

For those whose lives have been altered by chronic Lyme symptoms, emerging research like this gives hope and direction for future investigation.

If you’ve been touched by Lyme disease, personally or through someone you love, you know it’s not just a tick bite. It’s a journey into the unknown. As we deepen our understanding of the brain, the immune system, and consciousness itself, research into substances like psilocybin may help illuminate paths to resilience and relief that we are only beginning to understand.

Stay curious, stay hopeful, and let’s keep following the science.

Summary A Johns Hopkins pilot study found that psilocybin, given with psychological support, was safe and well tolerated in adults with post-treatment Lyme disease and was associated with significant, lasting […]