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.
Should I Try Teletherapy?
Is online therapy (or teletherapy) as good as in-person therapy? Deep Eddy Psychotherapy's Dr. Kyler Shumway is here with answers. Whether you are at home, at work, or simply too busy to commute to the therapy office, you can get the help and care you deserve through...
Ask a Therapist: Telling Your Story
Insights from Matt Halvorson, LPC Matthew Halvorson, LPC, completed his graduate work at The University of Texas at Austin, and he completed his bachelor’s degree at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. As a therapist, Matt is passionate about meeting people in the...
Coping with Loneliness This Holiday Season
You are not alone. Loneliness is a universal issue, and we see so much of it here in the United States. Research from 2018 found that approximately 50% of American adults feel lonely, left out, and isolated. More recent research, such as the large-scale survey...
Ask a Therapist: Social Justice
Insights from Uriel Navarrete, PsyD Dr. Uriel Navarrete completed his Doctor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles, and completed an APA-Accredited internship at the Texas State...
How to Help your Child Succeed Academically in 2020
Is your child struggling in school? Do they seem to be underperforming or unmotivated? Are you feeling stuck, frustrated, and unsure how to help? Deep Eddy Psychotherapy's Dr. Kyler Shumway is here with three tips for helping you and your child thrive this semester.
Ask a Therapist: Mindfulness for Anxiety Insights from Stephanie Perez, LPC
Stephanie Perez completed her Master’s in Counseling at Colorado Christian University, where she studied the practice of therapy from a biopsychosocial-spiritual frame. Stephanie works to help individuals and couples learn to find freedom from their struggles and...
What Exactly is Empathy?
The Most Common Mistake with Self Care
What's the most common mistake people make when they practice self-care? Listen in for the answer from Deep Eddy Psychotherapy's Dr. Kyler Shumway.
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How can I get this kid to talk to me?
Parents and therapists alike ask themselves this question. Our attempts at helping kids and teens open up often make us feel like dentists pulling teeth. We often barrage them with questions - How was your day? What are you thinking about? How...
Learning Self-Talk & Self-Soothing in Therapy
Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about how it’s wonderful to self-soothe and have the skills inside to care for yourself in that way.
What Does Emotional Health Look Like? 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.
How Do You Work with Anger in Therapy?
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.
Stressed and Anxious? How Therapy Teaches Us to Relax
Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about relaxation and the how our nervous systems are actually more responsive when being regulated by anther person, adding to the value of a good therapist.
Sympathy, Empathy, & Compassion During a Time of Upheaval
During this time of incredible suffering and sacrifice on multiple fronts in this country and world-wide, how do we come together across the divisions, understand each other, and work together? How do we bridge the gap between perspectives and heal the pain that...
Applying Daily Practices for Growth to Unlearning Racism
I hardly know how to start processing the horrific reality of racism and brutality against Black people in America, and reflecting on practices that can help us tolerate and deepen the hard work ahead. I feel outraged, heartbroken, afraid, ashamed, guilty and...
Open Letter to the Deep Eddy Psychotherapy Community
Dear Deep Eddy Psychotherapy Community, We join with you in grieving the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many others who suffered the same plight. We are deeply sad and angry about the social injustice, systemic racism, and oppression that...
The Importance of Feeling Your Feelings
Charlotte Howard of Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX talks about why feeling your feelings is more than just a "woo-woo" technique; it actually allows us to rewire the way neural webs in the brain fire, giving us the experience of healing.
Coping with Uncertainty: Encouragement from Our Therapists
Clinician post by Dr. Kyler Shumway Postdoctoral Fellow, Deep Eddy Psychotherapy Can you believe that 2020 is almost halfway over? Neither can we. You’ve probably read dozens, if not hundreds of articles about “these uncertain times.” So many of us have found...
Discovering Our Strength, Desire and Truth During a Pandemic – Acting
Living during a pandemic such as the current COVID-19 virus is a ripe time for looking outward and feeling fear. However, a pandemic is also a ripe time for turning inward and discovering our strength, desire, and truth. Dr. Irvin Yalom, one of the developers of...
Discovering Our Strength, Desire and Truth During a Pandemic – Listening
Living during a pandemic such as the current COVID-19 virus is a ripe time for looking outward and feeling fear. However, a pandemic is also a ripe time for turning inward and discovering our strength, desire, and truth. Dr. Irvin Yalom, one of the developers of...