By: Sarah Gabrielle Barajas, M.A, PSB: 94027905 Anxiety doesn’t always look like a panic attack. Sometimes it looks like overthinking every text. Feeling like something bad is about to happen even when nothing is wrong. Avoiding school, parties, or new experiences because your stomach won’t stop flipping. Sometimes it feels like everything is too much, and other times, like you don’t feel anything at all. And maybe people tell you, “You’re just being dramatic,” or “You’ll gro

By: Sarah Gabrielle Barajas, M.A, PSB: 94027905 Have you ever found yourself backing away from something you say you want—like a healthy relationship, a promotion, or a personal goal—and wondering, “Why do I keep doing this to myself?” You’re not alone. What we often call self-sabotage is rarely a sign of laziness or failure. More often, it’s a deeply ingrained form of self-protection rooted in past experiences where safety meant playing small, staying invisible, or not getti

The show Shrinking first aired in 2023, with its third season recently coming to a close. The resurgence of this dramedy has once again led to questions from friends and family like “Is this what your job looks like?” or “Do you do that with your clients?” In short: no. While Shrinking is a heartwarming show about therapists both during and outside of work, it gives a pretty inaccurate portrayal of our field. So, for anyone contemplating therapy and basing that decision on t