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This space is intended to offer connection, understanding, and real-life mental health insight. Our hope is that as you read, you recognize parts of your own experience and feel less alone in what you’re navigating. Whether you’re currently in therapy or considering starting, these posts are here to support you—and to help you feel understood in a way that makes reaching out feel more possible when you’re ready.
Coping Skills That Don’t Require You to Calm Down | CT Therapy
Not every coping skill is about calming down. Learn practical coping strategies for anxiety, overwhelm, OCD, stress, and difficult emotions, and how therapy can help.
Orienting: A Simple Nervous System Regulation Practice for Anxiety, Overwhelm & Overstimulation
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or overstimulated? Learn how orienting can support nervous system regulation, grounding, and emotional balance, including for overwhelmed moms. Explore somatic therapy in Connecticut.
What Therapy Is (and Isn't)
Wondering what therapy is really like? Learn what therapy is—and isn't—as we gently challenge common misconceptions and explain what to expect when starting counseling.