Welcome to the Therapy Uncomplicated Blog

A client once told me mental health is too complicated to understand. There’s so much information available, it’s hard to figure out what to believe. I told them that while it may be confusing to navigate, what they need isn’t necessarily to know everything there is about the psyche. The focus is always going to be on how to have the wellness you deserve. What can be helpful are methods and perspectives to make them feel better. I remember them nodding in agreement, but at the same time slowly raising their hand to ask a question. 

It’s not uncommon for us to believe that if we have all the information, we have the tools for change. However, this is often not enough to create emotional wellness. However, simply absorbing information may not be the most effective way to promote change. We need the right understanding and help to not only relate to our emotions, but develop skills to handle day-to-day challenges. Through repetition, these experiences create long-lasting effects that we can use for the rest of our lives. 

In my years of caring for people’s mental health, I’ve lamented how it can be confusing to have a plethora of information, but a lot of it may not actually help. My long-time friend Dylan has also had this issue, never really sure what is actually good information and what isn’t. If you have ever felt this way, we sympathize. That’s why we decided to create content centered on making mental health and therapy easy to understand. 

After I lost my father to chronic lung disease, I came to the realization that what I needed was to find a profession I would be passionate about. What makes me feel the most fulfilled is helping people. This guided me down the path to my current profession—therapy. My professional journey started in the mid-2010s with volunteer work. I provided emotional support through online chat and found out I was pretty good at it. Eventually, I moved on to getting a master’s degree in counseling, and later a professional license. I am currently a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the state of Colorado.  I want to use my expertise to help even more people, which is why I started our podcast and blog.

In this blog, we will cover a range of topics, such as depression, anxiety, burnout, attachment, trauma, among others. I will dive deeper into each of these topics, including different perspectives and exercises to help support daily mental health. I’ll share my philosophy about mental health, psychology, and psychotherapy, including stories you might resonate with, as well as analogies to challenge (or validate) your current views. Furthermore, I want to create a library of material for clients and non-clients alike to reference on their healing journeys. 

Navigating the complexities of mental health can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! I wish to offer resources and material that can be accessible outside of the format of therapy. It is my hope to make mental wellness less of a mystery, and something more tangible and easier to understand. Your mental health is important. You are not powerless to change the way you think and feel. You can be in charge of your own health, but you need to believe you can do it.  I look forward to sharing what I know, to empower you to achieve that.

For more content, visit our podcast, here, to become even more psychologically savvy.

Disclaimer: Psychotherapy is a psychological service involving a client interacting with a mental health professional with the aim of assessing or improving the mental health of the client. Neither the contents of this blog, nor our podcast, is psychotherapy, or a substitute for psychotherapy. The contents of this blog may be triggering to some, so reader’s discretion is advised. If you think that any of my suggestions, ideas, or exercises mentioned in this blog are creating further distress, please discontinue reading, and seek a professional’s help.