Tabitha Westbrook

Written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA

Written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has become an easy target in online trauma spaces, and some of that criticism is earned. CBT is structured talk therapy built around the link between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and it is heavily researched and widely covered by insurance. The problem starts when people t...

Marriage is undeniably hard at times. All marriages experience struggle and there are times when couples need to come to counseling to help get their relationship back on the right track. Marriage counseling can be a great help to keeping a relationship going for the long haul. There is one time, however, when couples counseling is not appropriate and marriage separation is a...

Coercive control is a much better name for domestic abuse, domestic violence, or interpersonal violence because many people still picture abuse as only physical or sexual violence. The reality is that coercive control is a sustained pattern of power and control that slowly erodes another person’s autonomy, agency, and sense of self. It can l...