You decline the invitation, again, and then spend the rest of the night replaying the text you sent to get out of it. Or you sit in the meeting with a thought you want to share, feel your heartbeat pick up, and let the moment pass. Afterward a familiar question shows up: am I just […]
Sometimes people reach a point where they want a clearer understanding of themselves or someone they love. Perhaps your teen is working hard but school seems more difficult than it should. Maybe you’ve wondered whether challenges with attention, learning, anxiety, or mood are connected in ways that are difficult to untangle. Or perhaps you’ve spent […]
If you have decided that you want to work with a therapist, we imagine that your decision may not have come easily. For many people, realizing that it may be a good time to start therapy is progress on its own. What tends to follow, however, is a practical challenge that nobody prepares us for: […]
If you have been researching EMDR therapy after a friend described it as transformative, or because a clinician mentioned it, this is a useful place to start. EMDR has become one of the most discussed treatments in mental health over the last decade, and the conversation tends to split between people who say it sounds […]
Defense mechanisms protect us from feelings that our mind has decided are too much to handle. It redirects, reframes, deflects, and sometimes distorts reality in convincing ways, all in the service of keeping us functional. These mental strategies are called defense mechanisms, and once we know how to recognize them, we start spotting them everywhere. […]
At Nashville Psych, we believe that healing happens in relationships. The quality of the therapeutic relationship matters deeply, and so does the quality of the training clinicians receive as they grow into the work. That is one of the reasons we are so excited to welcome two new therapist-trainees to our team for the 2026–2027 […]