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Relationships and Family

For the difficulties that happen between people. Posts here cover couples therapy, family dynamics, parenting teenagers and adult children, divorce, friendship endings, sexual difficulties, and the relational complexity of being human.

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Trauma: What It Actually Is and Why It Stays

Trauma is widely misunderstood. This post explores what it actually involves psychologically, why it persists long after the event, and what therapeutic support can offer.

Dr Erin Reid

Oct 26, 20253 min read

Academic and Exam Stress: When the Pressure Becomes Something More

Academic pressure affects students of all ages — and when it becomes chronic, it can develop into something more significant than ordinary stress. This post explores what that experience involves and when support might help.

Dr Erin Reid

Oct 19, 20253 min read

When Your Body Becomes Part of the Story: Living with Physical Health Challenges

Living with a physical health condition affects more than the body. This post explores the psychological dimensions of chronic illness and physical health challenges — and what therapy can offer.

Dr Erin Reid

Oct 12, 20252 min read

A woman walking along a pathway that twists and loops into a complex, winding maze. Visual metaphor for a long, non-linear grief journey.

Grief: What Bereavement Actually Involves and Why It Takes as Long as It Takes

Grief is one of the most significant experiences a person can go through, and one of the most poorly understood. This post explores what bereavement actually involves — and why it cannot be hurried.

Dr Erin Reid

Oct 5, 20253 min read

A small green sprout tries to grow out of a small crack in a dark, cracked concrete floor.

Low Self-Esteem: Where It Comes From and What Shifts It

Low self-esteem is one of the most common difficulties people bring to therapy — and one of the most frequently misunderstood. This post explores where it actually comes from and what tends to shift it.

Dr Erin Reid

Sep 28, 20253 min read

A woman who is overwhelmed carries boxes with words on them like family, parents, everyone's needs, expectations. Her face is obscured by the load

Stress: When Ordinary Pressure Becomes Something Harder to Carry

Stress is so common that it is often dismissed as ordinary. This post explores what stress actually involves, when it becomes a problem that warrants support, and what tends to help.

Dr Erin Reid

Sep 21, 20253 min read