ACTW Blogs Written by our Expert Therapists
GLP-1s and Body Neutrality: Pressure to Change Your Body
Feeling pressure to change your body? Explore GLP-1s, influencer culture, and how body neutrality can help you make value-aligned choices. Therapy in Denver.
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (and Why We Do)
Does someone else’s good news leave you feeling behind? Learn why we compare ourselves, what envy can reveal, and how to respond. Therapy in Denver, CO.
Stop Being So Defensive!
Learn 28 defense mechanisms, from denial to humor, with real-life examples, and how therapy helps when protection becomes costly. Therapy in Denver, CO.
Why Enthusiastic Consent Matters: What Consent Really Means
Learn what enthusiastic consent requires, why silence isn’t consent, and how to cope when the news feels personal. Trauma and sex therapy in Colorado.
Do I Have ADHD? TikTok, ChatGPT, and Self-Diagnosis
Think TikTok or ChatGPT diagnosed your ADHD? Learn why self-diagnosis can miss anxiety, depression, and more. Therapy in Denver and across Colorado.
What Is Psychodynamic Therapy? How Therapy Helps You Change, Not Just Talk
You might come to therapy hoping to feel less anxious, stop having the same argument, or understand why a life that looks “good” from the outside feels impossible to sustain. How do you move from talking about these problems to actually experiencing yourself differently?
How to Talk About Money Without Losing Each Other in the Conversation
“What did that cost?”
Your partner may be asking for a number. You may hear a judgment.
You think I’m irresponsible. What matters to me never seems important enough. Why do I have to defend wanting this?
Meanwhile, your partner may be wondering, Am I the only one worried about our future?
Soon, you are defending a purchase, your partner is defending their concern, and questions about trust, respect, and responsibility remain unspoken.
Money serves practical purposes and carries symbolic meaning. It can represent safety, independence, love, status, or proof that your work has amounted to something. When you disagree about money, you may also be disagreeing about what makes life feel secure, meaningful, or worth the effort. Understanding those meanings helps you recognize why a seemingly straightforward conversation can leave you feeling so far apart.
Why Is Moderation So Hard? Understanding Alcohol’s Effects and Reassessing Your Relationship with Drinking
You do not need to identify as “an alcoholic,” experience a life-altering consequence, or commit to lifelong abstinence to begin gently questioning your relationship with alcohol. Sometimes curiosity begins with something much simpler. Maybe you have noticed feeling anxious after drinking, experiencing poor quality sleep, or regularly saying “I’ll just have one” and then staying out until bar close. Maybe alcohol has become your default way to relax, socialize, celebrate, or cope with the end of a difficult day.
EMDR for Anxious Attachment: When Relationship Anxiety Takes Over
Have you ever sent a text, noticed your partner had not responded, and felt your stomach drop or your heart rate increase? Maybe your mind immediately began catastrophizing: They are losing interest in me. I did something wrong. They are upset with me. I am about to be dumped.
For someone with an anxious attachment pattern, a moment of uncertainty can feel destabilizing. A delayed response, a shift in tone, a request for space, or a minor disagreement may trigger an intense fear of disconnection. Even when part of you knows your reaction may be disproportionate to the situation, another part feels convinced the relationship is in danger.