Gatewell Therapy Center | Miami FL
Evidence-Based Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Counseling + Nutrition Therapy in Miami (Coral Gables)
Do you think you’re lazy? I have to admit, one of my least favorite descriptors, particularly self-descriptors, is the word, “lazy.” “I’m so lazy.” “I can’t seem to get this project done because I’m being lazy.” “I skipped the gym again. Lazy.” All too often, I hear these comments from folks who I’d actually describeContinue reading Redefining Lazy: A Problem-Solving Approach
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I have a confession. I dislike the phrase “It is what it is.” It seems reductive and invalidating. So, it might come as a surprise that I love the DBT skill, radical acceptance, which essentially embraces the “It isContinue reading Radical Acceptance: Reducing Suffering on Your Own Terms
The Problem with Self-Care You don’t have to look online too long, whether it be scrolling through articles or social media posts, to come across suggestions and recommendations for self-care. Overwhelmed or stressed? Take a break. Struggling with psychiatric symptoms? Get a massage. Mental health professionals are especially keen on recommending self-care. The problem withContinue reading Self-Care: Why This Recommendation Can Backfire
What is Destination Addiction? Are you unhappy or unsettled but believe that happiness is just around the corner, if you can only find the right house, the perfect partner, or a new job? Are you constantly looking to move, to upgrade, or to change something up with the hopes that things will suddenly improve? IsContinue reading Destination Addiction
Gatewell providers often work with clients presenting with “compulsive” or emotional eating. These same clients typically have a history of dieting or somehow restricting their food. Restriction can take various forms, including limiting when we eat, what we eat, and how much. In fact, we rarely encounter self-identified overeaters who don’t skimp on their intakeContinue reading Emotional Eating: Why We Won’t Negotiate
Popular psychology and many therapists will tell you that anger is a cover-up or defense for other emotions, namely hurt, sadness, or fear. It is true that, in some cases, we might “lead” with anger, when underneath that, we’re struggling with feelings of sadness, anxiety, or vulnerability. But sometimes, anger is simply anger, and acceptingContinue reading Anger: Accepting and Decoding
Do you struggle with parenting a stubborn child? Is your headstrong little one wreaking havoc at home? Does it feel like your child rules the roost? We’ve compiled five skills to help you manage conflict and your relationship and to achieve a more peaceful family dynamic: 1. Re-frame stubborn. A stubborn child can grow upContinue reading Parenting a Stubborn Child
Someone in a difficult situation might be advised, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Here’s why this advice can fail miserably in the area of mental health: 1. Those with psychiatric symptoms are already trying hard. They’re tugging at their bootstraps as hard as they can. They’re working, going to school, raising families, all whileContinue reading Why Tugging at Your Bootstraps Won’t Solve All Your Problems
Do You Struggle with Food? Are you constantly thinking about food? Wondering what or when you’ll next eat, afraid you’ll go overboard for the day? Do you frequency try to ignore a nagging hunger? Do you find yourself reviewing your intake and planning ahead based on what you’ve already consumed? Do you think there’s aContinue reading Intuitive Eating – Breaking Free from Diets
Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. – Meister Eckhart Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) refers to the concept of “Beginner’s Mind,” a Zen Buddhist practice of keeping your childlike openness and readiness to experience. Think about how often you zoom through your days mindlessly and robotically. Imagine if everything you did, you did insteadContinue reading Beginner’s Mind