Author: Toriann Clarke They show up. They meet deadlines. They smile. They check in on others. From the outside, they look like they have it all together. But inside? They’re exhausted, numb, and barely holding on. This is high-functioning depression—and it’s more common than you think. In therapy, clients who experience high-functioning depression often say […]

Author: Toriann Clarke Mental health care should be a place of healing, safety, and empowerment. But for many individuals, especially those from marginalized communities, the system is anything but equitable. Access, quality, and outcomes in mental health care are deeply shaped by race, gender, income, sexual orientation, disability status, Primary language and more. From a […]

Author: Faith D. Gordon-Mazur, MA, LPC, NCC For the past several years, I’ve had the privilege of overseeing the Center of Excellence for Couples Counseling at Equilibria. Since joining the practice in 2009, I’ve worked closely with couples, and more recently, I’ve been supporting, supervising, and consulting with other clinicians who share this passion for […]

Author: Kathryn Lodwick-Jones Understanding Teen Burnout Adolescent academic burnout, characterized by fatigue or exhaustion, lack of motivation, apathy, irritability and anxiety can be experienced at various points throughout the year. Burnout is often driven by a combination of academic pressure, extracurricular commitments, and social stressors and often occurs during one (if not all four) of […]