Her Time Therapy Blog

"Clean eating." Tracking every meal. A workout streak you're terrified to break. On the surface, these look like the picture of health — the kind of habits that get compliments, not concern. But sometimes what looks like discipline is actually something else: a relationship with food or movement that's stopped being about care and started being about control.

I was listening to a podcast this week that I genuinely love. It is hosted by a very successful female entrepreneur and is the kind of show I look forward to because of their female empowerment vibe and business strategy. This particular episode had a nervous system coach on as a guest, which peaked my interest as a mental health provider. Right out of the gate...

You finally decide to find a therapist. You open a directory, ready to take care of yourself, and you are met with a wall of letters. LPC. LCSW. LMFT. PsyD. NCC. You came looking for help and got handed a decoder ring instead.

You found a therapist. You booked the free consultation. Now you're sitting with a list of questions you found online: What's your approach? Do you take my insurance? How much do you charge? Those are good questions. But there's one almost no one tells you to ask, and it may matter more than all the others combined.