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From the blog
Short essays on what actually happens in the room — the theory behind it, and the moments that changed how I work.
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One small change to the question you ask yourself in a hard moment — and why it moves you from stuck to motivated.
Read the postAI therapist vs. human therapist
I ran a mock session transcript past an advanced AI and compared it to a clinical approach. The gap wasn’t about who was better — it was about what each one is built to do with pain.
Error vs. projection
Why some corrections land with an “oops, my bad” and others detonate — and the five steps a projection walks through in session.
The loudest thing in the room used to be my insecurity
I built a career on speaking while being terrified of my own accent. What changed, and the DBT skill that changed it.
I break a lot of traditional rules in therapy
Canadian training taught me the blank slate is the gold standard. I interrupt, I use blunt humour, and I’ve made peace with being an unconventional trauma therapist.
The language of dreams
After years in CBT, DBT and EMDR, I was a sceptic about dream analysis. A personal experience changed that.
