Blog
Welcome! Our goal with this blog is to tap into the rich clinical knowledge of our team in order to provide high quality, curated content that is useful to both clients and therapists. Some articles such as those in our “Therapy 101” series are more introductory and aimed at people who are considering or are new to therapy. Others like our “Deep Eddy Discussions” series dive deeper into a topic and may be more relevant to therapists or experienced clients. We hope that this blog will serve as a valuable resource for enriching your therapy experience here at Deep Eddy.
How Do You Work with Anger in Therapy? | Austin, Tx
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks to us about how anger can be a good thing, a source of life energy and how in therapy we learn to direct that energy towards something positive. Anger Is Really Important Anger is really...
What Does Couples Therapy Really Look Like? | Austin, Tx
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about couples therapy and how it is more about learning the way each other's nervous systems work, rather than any kind of blame game. Couples Therapy is Not a Blame Game Couples work and...
How Does Prior Trauma Impact a Couple’s Relationship?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about how prior trauma can impact your relationships and what to do as a couple when one partner seems to be projecting past memories onto the other. Our Romantic Partner Opens Up the Family...
Have You Had a Traumatic Experience? | Austin, Tx
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about what happens in your brain when you go through a traumatic experience and how that can be dealt with in therapy. What Makes an Experience Traumatic? What makes an experience traumatic...
What’s the Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about really showing up for someone to bridge an emotional gap for them and how this integration is actually what we aim to create within ourselves. Sympathy Can Come off More Like Pity Sympathy is...
Protected: What Does It Mean to Be Yourself?
Password Protected
To view this protected post, enter the password below:
Protected: Why Do We Get Stuck in Unhealthy Patterns?
Password Protected
To view this protected post, enter the password below:
What is Intuition? | Therapy in Austin, TX
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about intuition and tapping into that inner-knowing that lives within us all. Our Gut-Based Knowing There are lots of things that intuition could mean, but it’s almost always our gut-based...
Protected: Mindfulness and Whether Therapy is Spiritual?
Password Protected
To view this protected post, enter the password below:
What Does Effective Therapy Look Like? | Austin, Tx
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about how effective therapy takes us from explaining to exploring and the journey to self-compassion. Effective Therapy Moves You From Explaining to Exploring For me, effective therapy looks...
Protected: What Is the Goal of Therapy?
Password Protected
To view this protected post, enter the password below:
Our Fresh Approach to Therapy in Austin, TX
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about their fresh approach to therapy and what you can expect in your therapy sessions. A New Wave of Therapies in the Last 10 Years I'll give the titles and then explain what they mean in a...
Why Do We Feel Shame?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about why we feel shame and how we can repair the overuse of shame. Shame is a Very Powerful State Shame is a very powerful state. There’s a reason for that that has to do with evolution, of...
Therapy Is For Everyone | Austin, TX
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about how therapy is not just about solving problems or working out issues—it's about continually growing and reaching for more. Therapy Is Doing Something That Is Growth Producing I'm a...
How Is Self-Compassion or Self-Love Different from Self-Esteem?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about self-esteem versus self-compassion or self-love. Self-esteem is judgment based Here I am drawing on the work of Kristin Neff, Ph.D. She explores how self-esteem is judgment based. It's liking...
What Is Mindfulness and How Does It Change the Brain?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, defines mindfulness and discusses how it changes the brain. A Definition of Mindfulness Mindfulness is really only two things: Observing our experience, and not judging it. It’s really two simple...
What Does Emotional Health Look like and How Does Therapy Help?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, walks us through ways that therapy helps us build emotional health and achieve our core state. Thinking and Feeling at the Same Time = Emotional Health Emotional health, to put it simply, is the...
Why Are Emotions Important? | Therapy in Austin, TX
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, teaches us how to give our emotions space and why they are so important. Emotions Give Us Life and Energy Emotions are important because they give us life and energy. There’s actually a good...
How does Couples Therapy Work? How is it Based on Attachment Theory?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, explains what couples therapy using attachment theory can look like in practice. Understanding How Your Partner's Brain Works in Couples Therapy Attachment Theory informs Couples Therapy because...
What does Attachment Theory Therapy look like in Austin, TX?
Tori Olds, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about attachment theory therapy. How Early Experiences Develop Our Expectations Attachment theory is the study of how our early experiences with our parents frame and develop our...