Crushes and Chaos As a young college student I had a roommate whose relationships seemed intense.  She would say she wanted to be single,...

If Your C-PTSD Goes Into Remission, I’ll Throw You a Pizza Party It started as a joke. A playful post on social media designed to add a...

Disclaimer: The advice in the blog will not apply to every person with C-PTSD and this blog post is not a replacement for individual...

Shame As a young sociology graduate student I was struggling with scrupulosity that I thought was in remission. It had stopped being so...

While most of my colleagues call me an OCD specialist or a trauma specialist I call myself a guilt specialist. There's nobody better at...

As a therapist specializing in scrupulosity , I often encounter clients grappling with intense feelings of guilt and shame surrounding...

A relative with scrupulosity once shared with me that in their first therapy session as a teen, their therapist asked them what was...

As a therapist working in Utah I was hit very early on in my career by how much shame is affecting our community. Shame is the belief...

If I had to describe my clients this week with one word it would be “triggered.” My clients tend to be LDS affiliated and worry a lot...

Any mental health diagnosis is hard on a parent. You want to help your kid, but unless you have a PhD in psychology you’re probably...

I’m Afraid I’ll Become My Mom Early on in my clinical work I treated a woman who I considered an exceptional parent. She often brought...

What the Heck is Scrupulosity? In a world where mental health awareness is becoming increasingly prominent, some conditions still remain...

Recognizing Narcissism Many of my clients come to me because they think their parent or partner might have been a narcissist. In today's...

Growing up with narcissistic parents can have profound effects on a person’s emotional well-being and development. Recognizing the signs...

Most of my clients have been to therapy before. They’ve talked things out. They’ve learned coping skills and have developed some very...

Over my years as a therapist I've worked with several individuals throughout Utah who feel stuck in talk therapy. They express that they...