Depression and Sadness: What’s the Difference?

Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about properly grieving and letting sadness move through you versus the hopeless draining of energy brought on by depression.   It’s Important to Feel Your Sadness Sadness is a...

Relating to Others in Therapy: The 4 Simple Defenses

Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about the simple defenses, how to identify our go-to defense, and what that looks like in relationship with others.   4 Simple Defenses in Therapy: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Friendly I...

How to Show Vulnerability Without Feeling Needy

Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about neediness and the differences between vulnerable and needy.   Needing People is Not Neediness A lot of my clients fear being needy and so they don’t open up and show their...

What is Codependency? | Therapy in Austin, TX

Dr. Charlotte Howard, a therapist at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX, talks about the difference between empathy and sympathy and how we can be with someone in a compassionate way without having to take on their pain or become codependent.   Understanding...