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Aaron Corte LMSW Founder and Clinical Director The creative experience can be messy, many in the arts and entertainment industries are at risk for substance use, bipolar, and depression disorders. Yet creativity also shows up in places like business and academia. And while we can't generalize the mental health experience of all creatives, there is one specific issue that highly creative people across fields face. But before we explore that struggle, let's first look at who is

Ryan Tan LLMSW Many who come to therapy after trauma describe a kind of inner divide. One part of you wants to move forward. Another part won’t let you. You may feel anxious without knowing why, shut down in close relationships, or have a critical inner voice that points out many flaws. Often there’s a quieter fear underneath all of it: that something inside you is broken. Internal Family Systems therapy, or IFS, offers a different way of understanding what’s happening, and

Aly Fitzpatrick LLMSW So often we hear about anxiety being “all in your head” - but what happens when it permeates outside your mind and starts manifesting physically in your body? This is something that many with a diagnosis of trauma or anxiety disorders experience on a daily basis. These physical symptoms can range from mild annoyances to complete debilitation, impacting the way we function in our daily lives. We’ll cover: How to recognize your physical anxiety symptoms Th

Aaron Corte LMSW Founder and Clinical Director I've been working on a research study of creativity and trauma for two years, and recently had a setback with the project. Things had been very busy, both at work and in my personal life, and I found myself wondering - can I even do this? I was stuck. I had reached new levels of growth, yet it didn't look how I'd imagined. It's like climbing a mountain and reaching a precipice, where the winds blow hard and the heights are daunti