Preservation Within Therapy Practice, LLC

06/17/2025

Expectations can often shadow the best moments in There are times that we want something so badly in our lives that we end up developing expectations that are undeliverable. Be aware of these triggers as they may lead to unnecessary pain and prevent gratitude from developing in beautiful human experiences that are already here.

06/17/2025

Why does guilt feel like a dirty word?

A Letter From A Therapist: Issue 19

05/13/2025

I’m doing everything I can to try and convince my allergies that I love the spring. No doubt it’s beautiful but wow does my system have a hard time adjusting!

I hope you are able to open the windows and take in some of that fresh air we in New England have been starved of for the last few months. 🌸

04/29/2025

Are you being stripped of the life you could have lived if only you could get out of your own way? Some individuals find procrastination to be a debilitating aspect of their life. Aside from the result of being inundated with tasks, it may result in feelings of severe low self-worth and anxiety.

Try to consider what tasks you actively avoid - why do you distance yourself with certain tasks? What is the meaning behind the avoidance? How can you challenge yourself to implement attainable productive steps?

04/24/2025

Is there too much on your mind? Do you find yourself obsessing and recycling the same thoughts and stressors over and over and over again? Ever try journaling?

Most find journaling to be a taxing exercise that turns into a scrapbook of negativity. Instead, make it a structured intervention to purge and release the cycling. Set a timer for 3 minutes and don’t let your pen lift from the paper - write whatever comes to mind in a long, drawn out, and messy sentence. You will find that this allows your mind to process the content through a secondary medium and will alleviate the intensity of distress - kind of like putting it through a filter. My clients know that early in their treatment I love prescribing this form of expressive writing because it really does help!

04/12/2025

Ever find yourself lying in bed, willing sleep to wash over your consciousness but feeling like it’s futile effort? What is the content of your rumination? What are you unable to put to bed mentally?

There can be a lot of depth in what we perseverate on when we are trying to rest. So maybe thoughts may require more commitment and attention during our waking hours.

04/10/2025

Do you have questions about therapy? Here are some answers!

A Letter From A Therapist: Issue 18

03/27/2025

I always look forward to a good training day and this week lucky me gets three of them!

The Center of Excellence is immersing us in the understanding of adaptive information processing and the depths of how we conceptualize the power of the mind when recovering distress.

02/17/2025

We’ve all said it at least once - we hate change. Even if change is necessary and will move us closer to our ultimate goals, we are creatures of habit and find discomfort in the unfamiliar.

Be careful of the all/nothing thinking and labeling an experience solely as bad because of the discomfort. Try and find where it can embody hope and change for a future opportunity. Growth is uncomfortable because it forces us into a place we haven’t been.

02/08/2025

Ever wonder when the "right" time is for therapy? Spoiler alert: it's now.

A Letter From A Therapy: Issue 17

12/13/2024

Tis the season of many emotions. Whether you are someone who relishes in the joys of the holidays or are instead struggling with the many stressors that accompany this annual time, try to give yourself and others grace, patience, and kindness.

11/16/2024

Cleanse your space to cleanse you mind.

A Letter From a Therapist: Issue 16