Mental Health
Therapy, wellbeing, burnout and psychiatric care.
Breaking the Thought Loop: How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Rewires Distorted Thinking
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most extensively researched psychotherapy in history. This article explores how CBT identifies and restructures cognitive distortions, its core techniques from cognitive restructuring to behavioral activation, the specific variants developed for insomnia and eating disorders, and what decades of meta-analyses reveal about its effectiveness across depression, anxiety, PTSD, and beyond.
When Words Fail, Scent Speaks: A Leader's Path Back to Feeling
A coaching technique that bypasses the overwhelmed mind by asking a leader what numbness smells like — leveraging olfactory neuroscience to reach emotion before language arrives.
The Limits of Digital Empathy: Why True Therapeutic Healing Demands Human Presence
An analysis of the growing push toward AI mental health chatbots, highlighting why automated psychoeducation fails to replicate the physical, relational co-regulation and safety required to heal complex trauma.
The Steam Machine Isn’t for Sale. It’s a Psychological Stress Test.
Valve’s $1,049 Steam Machine isn’t for sale—it’s a lottery. Here’s why that’s the only way this makes sense in 2026.
Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Delicate Balance of AI in Eating Disorder Support
AI shows transformative potential for increasing accessibility in eating disorder care, but emerging research highlights significant risks including the delivery of harmful advice and the inability to detect complex, early-stage symptoms reliably.
Harnessing fMRI for Precision TMS: Improving Depression Outcomes Beyond Scalp Targeting
A new randomized clinical trial led by Mass General Brigham researchers indicates that targeting accelerated TMS (aTMS) through individualized fMRI scans significantly enhances antidepressant efficacy compared to conventional scalp-based methods in patients with treatment-resistant depression.
The Evidence-Based Therapy Landscape: How CBT, DBT, and Family Systems Approaches Actually Work
How do CBT, DBT, trauma-focused therapy, and family systems approaches compare? A research-backed guide to matching the right modality to your needs.
Boston Therapist with Two Decades of Experience in Addiction Recovery
A licensed psychotherapist based in Boston, Massachusetts brings over 20 years of clinical practice, teaching, and research to help individuals overcome substance use disorders through evidence-based treatment approaches.
Can AI Replace Your Therapist for Addiction? The Answer May Surprise You — And the Stakes Could Not Be Higher
AI can assist addiction therapy, but the therapeutic relationship is irreplaceable—especially when confronting denial and ambivalence.
When the Algorithm Can’t Hold Your Hand: Why Human Presence Is the Only Therapy That Works
An exploration of AI in mental health from chatbots as triage tools to the irreplaceable importance of human connection in therapy and trauma healing.
When Trauma Has No Single Event: How Ongoing Home Chaos Shapes Adults
For some adults, trauma isn't tied to one bad moment — it's the relentless instability and chaos of an unpredictable home that rewires their stress response, making calm feel threatening and drama feel like home.
If you experience anxiety, sadness, or feel overwhelmed, I am here to help you
Guidance and support for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and complex trauma through attachment-based therapy and emotional regulation strategies in Brooklyn.