Treatment Guidelines for Transgender Individuals
Historically, the mental health and medical communities have not always had the best understanding of transgender and gender diverse health care and mental health needs – nor the best intentions …
How To Make, And Keep, New Years Resolutions
Research has shown that while over half of Americans make New Years resolutions at the start of a new year, only 8% of Americans keep or fulfill their goal. Problems …
Dr. Oppenheimer’s Favorite Reads in 2018
Our founder, and one of our psychologists, Dr. Rachel Oppenheimer, loves to read. She wanted to share some of her favorite reads from the past year: Braving The Wilderness: The …
Upside Therapy Spring Groups
Upside Therapy is pleased to announce our next round of group therapy opportunities! With all of our groups, Upside Therapy offers complimentary intake sessions to determine if the fit is …
Strengths Along the Spectrum
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has disorder in the very name. Otherwise known as a developmental disability, or a social/emotional handicap, many times the communication about ASD includes conversations about deficits, …
How to Cultivate Gratitude in Your Family
Increasing research supports the benefits of gratitude and a healthy practice of focusing attention on appreciations and gratefulness. While this sounds great in theory, it can be hard to introduce …
Belonging: The Barriers, and the Benefits
To know that we are not alone, that we are indeed a part of something larger, is a psychological need that occurs as early as childhood. Studies have shown that …
Teaching Consent to Children
As it often occurs, national events and headlines make their way to your living rooms and kitchen tables, and into our therapy offices, as well. Lately, questions about consent, boundaries, …
Back to School Series: Setting Up for Success
A new school year is a landscape of opportunity. Much like a New Year’s resolution, parents and children alike make promises for the new school year, such as zero late …
What Is Sensory Processing Sensitivity
Dr. Oppenheimer recently returned from a retreat and workshop focused on understanding and working with Sensory Processing Sensitivity, or as it is used more colloquially, Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Not to …