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
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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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When You’re Functioning, But Not Really Living: How Depression Therapy Helps Uncover Hidden Struggles
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When You’re Functioning, But Not Really Living: How Depression Therapy Helps Uncover Hidden Struggles

You may be getting through the day, showing up, doing the work, holding it all together, but inside, something feels off. High-functioning depression often hides behind competence and composure, making it hard to name and even harder to talk about. This post explores the quiet signs of high-functioning depression and how compassionate, relational depression therapy in the East Bay can help you reconnect with what’s been missing.

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