Sydney Conroy 4/29/25 Sydney Conroy 4/29/25

Why Affirmations May Not Be Helpful For You If You’ve Experienced Trauma

Why affirmations may not be helpful to you (yet) if you’ve experienced trauma, and three neutral phrases you might use for now before starting therapy to reestablish safety and trust in the world/yourself.

Sydney Conroy 4/28/25 Sydney Conroy 4/28/25

Ten Things To Do Instead of Self Harming

Ten things to do instead of self harming or hurting yourself. If you are in need of help immediately, visit the resources page for hotlines, war lines, and text support.

Sydney Conroy 4/25/25 Sydney Conroy 4/25/25

Five Areas Therapy Can Support You During Your PhD Journey

This is a non-exhaustive list of areas where therapy can support your mental health and wellbeing as a doctoral student and throughout your PhD journey. Since the PhD world can be mystifying to many who have not experienced it, you may find it helpful to see a therapist who has been through the academic system as a doctoral student too - who you don’t have to explain all the particularities and ins-and-outs of the PhD journey to.

Sydney Conroy 4/24/25 Sydney Conroy 4/24/25

How to Find a Therapist When You’re Training to be a Therapist

Therapy for therapists-in-training? You can use your clinical knowledge to evaluate who might be a good fit, but then it useful to spend time exploring the potential fit for you as a whole person!

Sydney Conroy 4/23/25 Sydney Conroy 4/23/25

Can I Go to Therapy as an International Student?

Yes - therapy can be for anyone and everyone who wants it! Even if you are aware from your home country (although there is one immigration consideration explored).

Sydney Conroy 4/22/25 Sydney Conroy 4/22/25

What is Stonewalling?

It is important to understand what stonewalling is, how it shows up, who it can show up with, and where you can go for support!

Sydney Conroy 4/21/25 Sydney Conroy 4/21/25

Rituals for Grieving the Life of Someone You’ve Never Met

Grieving is incredibly human of you, and there is NO requirement for grief related to having met someone or not.

Sydney Conroy 4/18/25 Sydney Conroy 4/18/25

Things You Might Want to Talk About in Therapy as High School Graduation Approaches

Some completely normal questions and experiences to want space to process through in therapy as high school graduation nears.

Sydney Conroy 4/17/25 Sydney Conroy 4/17/25

Not Feeling the Same since COVID-19 Lockdowns?

Of course you’re not the same since the start of a pandemic.

It is so human of you, since the COVID-19 pandemic started, to have more to grieve, to feel resentment or frustration, to be confused and uncertain, to have new sensory desires (less noise, more soft textures, desire to eat food from the earth, want to be in smaller groups), to understate a new level of being informed about public health.