Sarah McCarthy

About

Many people come to therapy feeling discouraged that those around them don’t quite understand what they’re struggling with. When they try to talk about what’s hard with well-meaning family and friends, they often get advice or a positive spin. This can leave people feeling even more alone or like their issue shouldn't be this hard to solve. What’s often missing is the recognition that many of our deepest struggles aren’t personal failures: They’re unconscious patterns, ways of thinking, reacting and coping that the brain and nervous system have quietly reinforced over years, often long before we had any say in the matter.