No Bullshit from Dr. Adam March 1st Your Therapist Should NEVER Approach You First in The Wild ↓ Hi Reader, There are a lot (and I mean a lot) of unethical therapists out there. In this weeks video, I talked about one of the most common ways therapists are unethical. Take a look here. Therapists are professional secret keepers. That includes that you're in therapy! If your therapist ever approaches you in the wild (aka outside of the therapy office) without your consent, they just violated...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam February 22nd Sometimes, Maintaining a Relationship With A Family Member Isn't Always Best ↓ Reader, My most recent video talked about a pretty sensitive topic - that sometimes it's okay to end a relationship with a parent or family member. While this can be a healthy and necessary step for some, it should never be taken lightly. Family relationships can be complicated, and while it's not appropriate for many (most), there are some individuals who need to end a...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam February 14th Relationships Won't Always Be 50/50, And Here's Why ↓ Reader, Yesterday I posted a video about relationships that feel unbalanced. I am talking about how much effort you or your partner is putting in. Here's the thing...in the short term, we can't expect 50/50 effort. Some days you will put in 70% because your partner can only put in 30%. Other days it will be reversed. What is important, though, is that you believe that the 30% your partner is putting...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam February 8th You Don't Have To Be Perfect. You're Only Human ↓ This one is going to be short, I promise. On Tuesday I posted a video about what it means to be human and to struggle with mental health. I'd love it if you gave it a watch and told me what you think. If you don't want to watch the video, that's fine. But please know this... You are human. You are going to make mistakes and I promise you, that is okay. You will be okay. You may not feel like it in the...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam January 31th Do You Know the Risks of Using Your Insurance Benefits for Psychotherapy? ↓ Yesterday, I posted a short video about using your medical insurance benefits for therapy. More specifically, why insurance companies are screwing you over when you use your mental health benefits. This isn't a scare tactic...it's just the truth about insurance and therapy! The reality of the situation is that people lose a lot of the great advantages of therapy when they use...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam January 25th I've Been Talking About Why BetterHelp Really Kind of Sucks ↓ BetterHelp is a support platform that is cleverly disguised as therapy, and I've been talking about it a lot this week on Instagram & TikTok. I don't have a problem with people getting additional support through BetterHelp either, there is a very important place in the mental health ecosystem for it, but let's be clear, it's not therapy. The problem that I have is BetterHelp is that they're...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam January 17th Anything after "But," Doesn't Matter ↓ Let's talk about what I think the most misused word in the entire English dictionary is. "But". People misuse the word "but" all the time. What they don't realize is that "but" is negating. Anything you say before the word "but" doesn't really matter anymore. What people hear and remember is what comes after someone says "but." So for instance, I love you but I CAN'T STAND IT when you leave the cabinets open. No one...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam January 10th Waitlists Should Never Be a Dead End For Therapy ↓ Let's talk about waitlists and why they're bullshit. I have a lot of feelings and thoughts about this, so get your coffee, buckle up, and let me know what you think when you're done reading this. My hatred of waitlists can be boiled down to one thing: they're unethical. They really only benefit the practice, and they don't meaningfully benefit the patient. Sure, on the surface, you can say they do, but...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read
No Bullshit from Dr. Adam January 5th Boundaries are Awesome, And They Will Have Consequences ↓ Hey Reader, Let's talk boundaries. If you were a client of mine, you know I love talking about boundaries. I'm a psychologist. Of course, I love talking about boundaries. But here's the thing a lot of people don't understand about boundaries. There are the consequences that they're looking for, but then there are also unintended negative consequences that they don't want or anticipate. What I mean...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read