Reflections From The Therapy Room

A blog about therapy, healing, personal growth, & being human

Bountiful Health
East Bay Therapy & Counseling in Orinda, CA

Feeling Out of Alignment? How East Bay Therapy Can Support Life Transitions and Identity Shifts
Life Transitions, Therapy Insights Anita Bardsley, MA, LMFT Life Transitions, Therapy Insights Anita Bardsley, MA, LMFT

Feeling Out of Alignment? How East Bay Therapy Can Support Life Transitions and Identity Shifts

Have you ever built the life you thought you wanted, only to find it no longer feels like yours?

When your outer life stops reflecting your inner truth, it can leave you with an uneasy feeling, a sense of being out of step with yourself. This blog explores why that misalignment, known as self-incongruence, feels so unsettling, how life transitions bring it into focus, and how our East Bay therapy practice, specializing in life transitions and identity support, can help you reconnect with a life that truly feels like home.

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Always on Edge, Never at Ease: Anxiety, Perfectionism, and the Inner Critic
Perfectionism, Shame, & Self-Worth, Therapy Insights Anita Bardsley, MA, LMFT Perfectionism, Shame, & Self-Worth, Therapy Insights Anita Bardsley, MA, LMFT

Always on Edge, Never at Ease: Anxiety, Perfectionism, and the Inner Critic

Many people live with anxiety without realizing it, because it hides behind perfectionism, over-responsibility, and an inner critic that never rests. This post explores how these patterns develop, why they’re so hard to break, and how anxiety therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and begin to feel safe in your own body again.

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