Brittany Glaser

The Courage of Therapy
November 26, 2018

Therapy is hard. If you’ve ever taken those first steps through a therapist’s doors, then you know how heavy those steps can feel. Stepping through those doors means that you’re being willing to say that something in your life...

How NOT to Empathetically Listen
November 12, 2018

Most of us want to be there for the people in our lives. We want to take care of them when they hurt and support them when they struggle. In these good intentions and attempts to help, most of...

5 Ways to Ease Loneliness
January 26, 2018

There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Opening Snapchat, Instagram or Facebook makes it feel like everyone else in our lives are busy taking beautiful pictures, making lovely food, or going to exotic places. Loneliness sets in...

3 Clues that You’re Feeling Anxious
November 29, 2017

Often when I’m working with clients they ask me about the difference between stress and anxiety. I hear, “Everyone is stressed out so why can’t I handle this?” or “Why do I always feel tense?”. In a culture like...

4 Tips for Parents of College-Bound Freshmen
July 24, 2017

Graduation has finally happened; celebrations have occurred, caps have flown in the air, and many speeches have been heard. All of the sudden, high school is over and college is on the horizon for many of our students. College...

4 Ways to Weather the Waves of Transition/ Loss
April 11, 2017

Even for those of us who crave adventure, change can be terrifying. Whether it is expected change, like our students who are going from one school to the next, or unexpected change, like a lost job or loved one,...

4 Parent Tools for Teenage Depression
November 18, 2016

  Finding out that your teenager is struggling with depression can feel like you were hit over the head by a ton a bricks. You feel confused, sad, and scared. A lot of parents feel unsure of what to...

How to Breathe: A Simple Way to Lower Anxiety in 5 Easy Steps
July 8, 2016

Anxiety can come out of nowhere. One moment you feel fine and then you remember that one assignment, relationship, email you didn’t send and suddenly it’s there: fear. Your chest tightens. Your mind races towards worst case scenarios. You...