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.
What is Empathy? The Definition of Empathy in Psychology
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...
Unlearning Racism by Applying Daily Practices for Growth
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.
How to Cope 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...
Discovering Our Strength, Desire and Truth During a Pandemic
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 – Regulating
Discovering Our Strength, Desire and Truth During a Pandemic by: Sean Williams, Deep Eddy Psychotherapy Scheduling Team 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...
A Therapist’s Experience of COVID-like Symptoms
Self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic spreads into every domain of life, our mental health is no exception. Here are four simple means of effective self-care during the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 - Stay connected As...
Mental health tips and how to process feelings during COVID crisis
Grounding Tricks for Anxiety
Feeling overwhelmed due to feelings of anxiety and stress? How do we cope when life feels like its moving too fast and its causing us to panic or to lose control? In this episode of Therapy 101, Lisa Baker talks about some powerful in the moment techniques you can use...