Therapy Sketches
Reflections from the members of our clinical team on connections and insights made in psychotherapy about the lives we live and how it impacts our mental health.
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How do you protect your boundaries between your personal life and work?
September 2025
Nowadays, workplaces are not limited to offices and certain work hours anymore. Remote work, hybrid setups, flexible working hours, and endless emails and calls have made us constantly reachable. The pandemic sped up a shift that was already happening, and now we are […]
Why Do I Feel So Drained All the Time?
September 2025
You wake up to the alarm sound on your phone. You do not remember how many times you pressed the snooze button before, but this is the last call. You feel tired even before you open your eyes. You think to yourself, “I wish I were […]
From Screening to Healing: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach to Substance Use Disorders
September 2025
Substance use continues to be a widespread public health problem that significantly negatively affects both physical and mental health in almost all societies. Briefly defined as the repeated consumption of psychoactive substances such as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and stimulants, substance use ranges from […]
How Do Early Traumas Linger Into Adulthood?
September 2025
Even though we use the word trauma in recent times, trauma has been part of the human story. People have been through wars for a long period of time, natural disasters are going on, and the spread of violence, even nowadays, has always left marks on our memories. […]
Bridging Science and Assessment: The Role of Standardized Tests in Evidence-Based Mental Health Care
August 2025
When you first start therapy, it is common to complete a number of documents. It’s natural to wonder, “Do we really need to complete all these forms before the session begins?” Assessment is often seen as just paperwork, but in reality, […]
Your Story Matters: Integrating Narrative into Psychological Assessment
August 2025
Can we understand a person’s psychological world without listening to their story? Unfortunately, it is not possible. Through the stories people tell, it is possible to understand the contextual details that make them individuals and the characteristics that reveal their reality. Narratives are a way of communicating […]
Beyond Symptoms: Seeing the Person As a Whole Through Biopsychosocial Assessment
August 2025
Mental health care increasingly requires comprehensive and personalized approaches that can capture the full complexity of human functioning. The biopsychosocial assessment offers a structured framework that integrates biological, psychological, and social factors to foster a comprehensive understanding of an individual’s health. The shift in […]
Intersectionality: Impact of Overlapping Discrimination on Mental Health
August 2025
Discrimination is not always tied to a single category; it can expand and intersect with multiple characteristics that shape how people move through the world. This leads to the term “intersectionality,” which implies experiencing different kinds of discrimination simultaneously (Webster, 2024). Since the term originates from discrimination, […]
Promoting Inclusivity in Mental Health: LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Approach in Therapy Setting
August 2025
LGBTQIA+ individuals still face significant inequalities in various areas around the world today. One area where these inequalities are evident is mental health (American Psychological Association, 2021). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other individuals with non-heteronormative orientations and gender identities are exposed to […]
What is Ethics in terms of Psychotherapy?
July 2025
Transparency & Integrity, and Honesty: Ethics in Therapy Sessions Ethics is one of the most important topics that has been studied by many disciplines and has been the focus of researchers for centuries. Therefore, all evidence-based frameworks rely on core ethical principles like respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. These principles also apply to […]
Understanding the Structure of Psychotherapy: What to Expect as a Client?
July 2025
At certain stages of life, individuals may face overwhelming stress, events that exceed their coping abilities, or crisis situations. For anyone who has gone through such situations, is unhappy with their behavior or feelings, and wants to change, seeking therapy is an appropriate method. […]
Feedback Informed Treatment: What does it mean?
July 2025
Therapists generally use various tools to assess their clients, including standardized tests, individual narratives, and other assessment methods. A feedback-informed approach is also a tool for therapists to get real-time information about treatment progress. A feedback-informed treatment (FIT) functions as more than just an assessment tool in therapy; […]