DMC Blog
Reclaiming Your Energy: Navigating the Neurodivergent “Spring Slide”
The sun is staying out longer. The birds are louder. The world is "waking up," but you feel like you are sinking. You might feel a heavy, buzzing irritability in your limbs. Perhaps your brain fog has thickened just as the flowers have started to bloom. For many...
The 5 Questions: How to Find a Neuroaffirming Therapist
Finding a therapist is a lot like dating, but with higher stakes and more paperwork. For most people, the search is already a hurdle. But for neurodivergent individuals, the search for a neuroaffirming therapist can feel like navigating a minefield of outdated...
Mental Health Cooperative: How to Build Solidarity with Collective Care
I. Introduction: The Vulnerability of the "Lone" Clinician Therapists and counselors are faced with a diabolical choice about how they will practice after grad school: enter a pipeline to burnout in community mental health, give a group practice owner over half of...
Break the Ice for Therapists and Clients: How to Beat the “Seattle Freeze”
Seattle is a city of stunning natural beauty, from the misty mountains to the shimmering Puget Sound. It's also a city with a unique social phenomenon: the "Seattle Freeze." For those new to the area or who have only heard whispers of it, the Seattle Freeze is the...
Beyond the Couch: Combatting Loneliness in Private Practice
Private practice can be incredibly rewarding. You set your own hours, build your ideal caseload, and have the autonomy to shape your professional life. Yet, for all its benefits, it can also be isolating. The very nature of our work—confidential, often intense, and...