Clean Pain vs Dirty Pain: How We Multiply Our Suffering Without Even Realizing It
There’s a concept I use a lot in therapy called clean pain vs dirty pain. People come to therapy because they’re in some kind of pain—or as we therapists like to call it, psychological suffering. Sometimes that pain is obvious: grief, anxiety, heartbreak, burnout. But...
An open letter to the mother struggling to love motherhood.
Hi you. I want you to know that if these walls could talk, they’d echo the voices of so many of the mothers who have sat on my therapy couch. “I just don’t understand why this feels so hard.” “What’s wrong with me? I should be so happy.” “Why do I feel so overwhelmed...
Meet the Therapists: Q&A with Allison Hamilton, MS, LPC-A
Here at Houston Center for Valued Living we have a dedicated team of skilled therapists who want to see you through to your best life yet. We offer comprehensive counseling services for adults, teens, and children in the greater Houston area or via Telehealth. Whether...
Meet the Therapists: Q&A with Sophie Tiller, LMSW
Here at Houston Center for Valued Living we have a dedicated team of skilled therapists who want to see you through to your best life yet. We offer comprehensive counseling services for adults, teens, and children in the greater Houston area or via Telehealth. Whether...