Anahita Kia, JD, LMFT

Anger is a natural emotion, but when it feels overwhelming, it can affect relationships and well-being. Learn therapist-recommended strategies to understand triggers, regulate emotions, and manage anger in healthy, effective ways.

Let’s talk about the Vagus Nerve and how your body can benefit from a few simple practices to snap you out of the chaos of your day and into the calm of your own being.

If you think you are (or know you are) enabling someone close to you, try replacing the word enabling with disabling, and be curious about whether or not you might be causing greater harm than good to that someone in your life.

Anxiety affects everyone differently. Learn common symptoms, underlying causes, and simple therapist-recommended tools to help you manage anxiety and feel more grounded.

Enter "Phubbing" ... A modern term that combines “phone” and “snubbing,” referring to overlooking your partner in favor of your device.

Grieving is a healthy and necessary process in life. And it serves important psychological and emotional functions, helping with growth and healing.

We’ve learned that we are not safe if we show vulnerability. That others may judge us, take advantage of us, or deem us “too sensitive” or “unstable.” When the truth is, those who allow themselves to feel know that their vulnerability is, in fact, their greatest strength.

Self-worth is the intrinsic value and sense of worthiness that an individual attributes to themselves. It involves recognizing and appreciating your own inherent value, regardless of external validation.

Your thoughts impact how you feel, and those feelings can create real, measurable changes in your body’s chemistry and ultimately your behaviors. From a therapist’s perspective, this connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is one of the most important concepts in mental health — and it’s the core of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is an evidence-based program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn that teaches mindfulness practices to help individuals manage stress, pain, and illness.