Compassionate Mind Center

Therapy is a deeply personal experience, where progress can depend heavily on having a great connection with the right therapist. But it can be costly. That's why many people choose to use their insurance, making therapy a more budget-friendly experience. So why would anyone choose to pay out of pocket instead? No specific level of diagnosis required to justify treatment. Insurances follow a medical model that expects therapists to provide a diagnosis from the intake session

Most of us will never be the wealthiest person in the room or the most ethical. So how do we choose what guides us and what goals to set? One framework to explore is the idea of a values-driven life, where success is measured not by outcome, but by how closely we live in alignment with what matters most to us. Drawing on cognitive dissonance theory, self-determination theory, and the work of Viktor Frankl, there's a compelling case that chasing wealth or fame at the expense o

ADHD isn't a character flaw—it's a different type of brain organization that affects executive functioning. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a broad term for a type of brain that is organized in a manner different from what society expects. Scientists don’t have the full picture yet, but what they have discovered so far, is that brains with ADHD generally show: Delayed cortical maturation — parts of the brain develop slower, meaning children/adolescents/youn

We’ve all been there at some point in our lives.  One  minute we’re laughing so hard our sides ache, the next we’re crying at the dead ladybug on the sidewalk. In the morning we feel ready to take on the world, in the afternoon one look from our coworker leaves us doubting our own self-worth. If we think of our psyche as a thermometer, there’s a temperature range at which we can comfortably live and function. Then there’s a low point where things become too cold and we might