by Elizabeth Hall-Rummel, MA, LLP The image is iconic: a circle of folding chairs, people seated all facing center, the facilitator’s...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Part of my early career work was in hospice care, where we help patients and their family members deal with...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP I’m a therapist and I’m here to sound the alarm. No, this won’t be yet another article about the shortage of...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP In the current economy, young people are struggling to live independently and often must continue living...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP So you've decided that you're in need of psychotherapy. Whether you are seeking this care for yourself...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP The concept of spirituality can take on many different definitions, most of which can be boiled down to...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a Twitter Spaces live audiocast to talk about the...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP In mental health & wellness circles there are two predominant styles of social avoidance: the introverted...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Different individuals have different images and expectations from therapy, largely dependent on their past...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP An oncologist I once worked with at a local hospital called it a “shit sandwich”. The communication...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Having been a therapist for nearly 20 years, I have gotten familiar with the ebb and flow of self-confidence...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP In social justice circles, we talk about being aware of privilege, but it is very rarely understood what the...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP When we think of relationship trauma, we often think of abuse: harm inflicted intentionally by one...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP When I was a kid, we sang a song in music class called The Magic Penny , in which love only grows when you...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Healthcare is filled with acronyms, some of them familiar, but many of them unfamiliar to the layperson. ...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Each year as November becomes December, I begin talking to my active clients about changes coming to the...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP In a therapist’s physical office, efforts are made to protect the privacy of the client: files are locked...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP As a society we are going through a major loss. We have lost our connectedness with others. We have lost our...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP These are uncertain times and they are frightening. Every day we consume news that a potentially-fatal...

by Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP Albert Einstein is attributed with saying, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”...