Getting Started with Therapy
How To Start Therapy: Life Kit - NPR
In this article and audio clip, Lauren Hodges (associate producer of All Things Considered) explores some ideas to consider when starting therapy.
“Feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? Unhappy? Not sure what you're feeling at all? These might be signs that your "check engine" light is on and seeing a therapist could help.”
- Lauren Hodges (NPR, Jan. 23, 2020)
6 Things to Expect When You Start Therapy:
Psychology Today
Wondering what to expect once you’ve begun therapy? Here is an expansive list, compiled by Mariana Plata, of the benefits and the challenges of therapy.
“Your inner world is not the only one that changes.”
- Mariana Plata (Psychology Today, Apr. 11, 2019)
Jay-Z and Dean Baquet, in Conversation: NYT
In this brilliant interview with Dean Baquet (Exec. Editor of The New York Times), Jay-Z talks through his experience of therapy and reveals the perspective and change it brought about in his life.
“I think that the most important thing that I got was that everything is connected. Every emotion is connected and it comes from somewhere…and being aware of it in everyday life…puts you at such an advantage.”
- Jay-Z (NYT, Nov. 30, 2017)
Why I Needed to See a Queer Therapist (And How You Can Find One, Too): THEM.
Whether this is your first time trying therapy or your latest. Here are some thoughts on why working with a queer affirming therapist can be a life changing experience.
“I firmly believe that if I didn’t have an affirming space to make these big decisions, my depression might have driven me to seriously harm myself.”
- Rosemary Donahue (them, Mar. 28, 2019)
This Is What Couples Therapy Can Actually Solve: GQ
Considering couples therapy? Here are some therapist approved thoughts on what couples therapy can do for you.
“I spoke to two therapists who specialize in it—Sandra Espinoza, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and Harel Papikian, a doctor of psychology—to find out what couples therapy can actually solve and how to make the most of it.”
- Sophia Benoit (GQ, Apr. 11, 2019)