Growing Self Counseling & Coaching

LGBTQ affirmative therapy starts with the client you didn't recognize. What therapists get wrong with women coming out in midlife, and what helps.

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Overcoming insecurity is not a confidence problem. Dr. Marisa Franco on how memory shapes your self-worth, and the new science of changing what it says.

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Control issues in a relationship usually are not about control at all. A licensed marriage and family therapist explains where they come from, and what helps.

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When to refer clients is the question every therapist faces. Dr. Brianna Ector on scope of practice, real competence, and referring without causing harm.

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Learn how to stand up for yourself without being aggressive. Cornell researcher Dr. Sunita Sah on your values, the Defiance Compass, and when to speak up.

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