Welcome to The Bridge
Bridge: /brigj/
a structure carrying a pathway over a depression or obstacle
“The Bridge” is a metaphor common in therapy that represents where our clients have been, where they are right now, and where they want to go. This resource page has been created with our clients (both future and current) in mind to bridge the space between our office and your daily life.
Tools, resources and information to support your wellness journey.
Submit a new client form, or reach out to get your questions answered and get scheduled.
Once you’ve been matched with a therapist, we will help you book your first session.
Get to know our therapists and find resources here to support your journey.
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Use your mindfulness practice to decrease empathy fatigue.
Compassion/Empathy Fatigue: A condition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others, often described as the negative cost of caring. What are the signs of compassion/empathy fatigue? Take mental note of how many of these feel present in your life right now.
Embracing Disruption to Invite Personal Growth
Change is tough. Most of us prefer the stable moments of our lives. The sweet stability that ushers in tolerance, security, control and organization. Yet, stability is not the most fertile of grounds. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely place to relax and recharge but not much growth happens in the stable places of our lives. Stability is like a car in neutral, it’s running, but without traction and movement.
Customize your self-care plan.
Think of your self-care plan as a roadmap (the paper kind, no finicky internet connection needed). It’s your individualized, preventative plan that (with practice) will feel second-nature to implement when it’s needed most.
Mindful Minutes
Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment (No need for incense or sitting in strange positions).
We love a good podcast.
The growing list of pods on the topic of Mental Health is robust, so here are a few that we hope you’ll connect with and enjoy.’
The Bridge Book List
We believe offering vetted book recommendations to our clients supports their healing and puts them in the driver’s seat of their therapy experience. Another tool to deepen their curiosity and expand their growth outside the therapy office.
Sitting with uncertainty.
Take some time for yourself, take some time to practice present moment awareness. Trust that the deliberate attempt at slowness will eliminate the impulse of urgency. Trust in the reparative properties of your own creativity; in the opportunity to practice patience; and, even if for a moment, see it you can change the pace of your day.
Human. We are all human.
Each one of us are affected by the daily happenings of our lives. At times we get used to the chaos and try to explain away the feelings we have, or push them aside. Every feeling we experience is valid, and we are deserving humans to express it, and feel it in a safe way.