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If you or a loved on suffers from chronic pain, therapy may be a impactful resource for you to explore. In this video, <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/331" target="_blank">Frame therapist Valerie Sadon </a>starts by breaking down the different sources of <ins>pain</ins>: pain caused by body-based injury or disease, and brain-generate pain. This important distinction highlights how therapy can benefit you in the mangement and reprocessing of that pain. She goes on to answers questions on: - How can I know if my pain is brain-generated? - How can therapy help me heal? - How could I help a loved one with chronic pain that's not injury related? - What makes pain chronic?

How Therapy Can Help with Chronic Pain

"EMDR" - is a modality you may see listed on a therapist's profile, but what does it mean? 
EMDR is an increasingly popular somatic (body-based) treatment for people experiencing symptoms from trauma that are getting in the way of them living the life they want to have. In this video,<a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/331" target="_self"> Frame therapist Valerie Sadon</a> explains what EMDR looks like in session, who fits the criteria for this treatment and how this modality is different from other types of therapy.

What is "EMDR"?

Have you ever seen "DBT" listed on a therapist's profile and wondered what it meant?&nbsp;
In this video, <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/1361" target="_blank">Frame Therapist Rachel Brandwene</a> explains what "Dialectical Behavioral Therapy" means and shares examples of how she uses this mindfulness-based approach in her own sessions with clients.&nbsp;

What Does "DBT" Mean?

So you've tried therapy a couple of times and didn't like it. Maybe you've even met with a variety of therapists and decided "no one gets me, this isn't for me". If this resonates with you, please hit play on this video.&nbsp;
<a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/763" target="_blank">Frame therapist Taneille Smith</a> offers up a mental refresh, a sking you several questions and sharing how you can use the information gathered from previous experiences to change the way you approach your next experience. The number one indicator of therapy being successful is the quality of the relationship between the therapist and the client. Perhaps you just haven't found the right fit, yet.&nbsp;

For Anyone Who Has Had a Bad Experience in Therapy

Did you ever think positivity could actually be "toxic"? This popular phrase "toxic positivity" puts a name to a phenomenon <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/763" target="_blank">Frame therapist Taneille Smith</a> says she's observed for many years.&nbsp;
So what makes positivity toxic? And why is it even a harmful concept?&nbsp;
In this video, Taneille breaks down the pitfalls of a "when life gives you lemons make lemonade" approach, shares her reasoning why "negative" emotions should be tolerated, and how we can recognize this pattern in ourselves.&nbsp;

What is Toxic Positivity and Why is it Harmful?

Learning and understanding our attachment style offers up great insight into our relationships, traits, and patterns of behavior.
Here <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/446" target="_blank">Frame therapist Rachel Neporent </a>explains what attachment theory is, details the 4 main attachment styles, and shares how you can identify or even change your own style. Having this awareness of self is a powerful too to further understand how we relate to others, and why certain patterns may form.

What is My Attachment Style? 

An intro call (also refered to as a consult call) is a complimentary 15-20 minute call you will have with any therapist you're considering working with. This is your time to get a sense of their style, personality, pricing and more.&nbsp;
In this video, <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/527" target="_blank">Frame therapist Barbara Morales-Rossi</a> shares more about this important piece of the process, providing tips on how to prepare, questions to think through, and language you can use if you feel it's just not a fit.&nbsp;

How to Prep for an Intro Call & Find the Right Therapist

Art therapy is used with people of all ages as a way to promote expression. <a href="https://client.tryframe.com/therapists/521" target="_blank">Frame therapist Shiva Howell </a>shares how she prefers using this method, "as a way to get the person to think about the problem in a new way", using a different part of your brain. Watch to learn more about what art therapy can look like, how it can unblock a mental hurdle, and how Shiva incorporates it into her own practice.&nbsp;

What is Art Therapy? 

OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) coupled with mental or physical rituals or acts (compulsions) aimed to reduce the anxiety of those obsessions.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In truth, OCD is one of the more trivialized mental illnesses often tossed out as an adjective for Type A, perfectionist personalities. In this video Frame Therapist, Dr. Smita Kapoor breaks down that myth and answers questions about what OCD can look like, how it develops, and how we can support those who are diagnosed.

Understanding OCD

Boundary setting is incredibly valuable however it can be quite challenging, intimidating and feel "mean" if you're not familiar with the process.&nbsp;
Frame therapist Demonta Whiting guides us through the importance of boundary setting, what it can look like in work settings, romantic partnerships, as well as friendships, and shares tangible ways we can start.&nbsp;

How to Define & Set Your Boundaries

Learning to recognize, and truly understand, our thought and behavior patterns can shift the way we view and interact with the world. 
In this video, Frame Therapist DeMonta Whiting breaks down how we can begin to bring this awareness of self to the forefront, and also shares how we can make the changes we want to make.&nbsp;