More Than Talking: Experiencing Emotion in Therapy with AEDP

I was sitting outside with a friend last week, soaking in the glorious Charleston fall weather, when they began sharing a recent experience. They described being caught off guard by a wave of deep emotions—mostly grief—about events from the past year. They said, “I’m...

Setting Boundaries

Have you ever found yourself resenting your friend? You said “yes” to going out only to have the time feel soured because you don’t really want to be there, but you just couldn’t say “no” because you felt too much pressure.  Maybe there have been emotional wounds in...

Coping with Anxiety

Anxiety can be incredibly disruptive to our lives. Disrupting sleep, relationships, work, academics, and everything in between — it can leave you feeling so frustrated and helpless.  This is so common and normal. Anxiety is often telling us something. Anxiety could be...

We are Sexual Beings

Have you struggled with self worth in the bedroom? Feeling like your body isn’t just the way it should be? Or comparing yourself to others?  Do you feel performance anxiety and just cannot be in the moment while having sex?  Perhaps your sexual desire is higher than...

PSIP Blog

Over the past year, I completed a certification training for Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy through PSI (https://www.psychedelicsomatic.org/). If you are on any news site or social media these days you are probably seeing the surge in popularity and coverage that...

Navigating Trauma-Informed Care

If you spend any time on the internet, you’ve probably noticed the phrase “trauma-informed” or “trauma-informed care” being used more frequently. This is a term that we at Kinship truly appreciate. But what does it mean to be “trauma-informed”? Let’s take...