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thoughts on being human
As therapists we hold space, we listen, we resonate.
Read our blog posts to get to know us more in our own complexity;
our passions, our own big feelings, our values.
We’re excited to share our humanity with you!
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Check out our new series, Surviving 2025, for blog posts specifically selected to help you better cope with the challenging twists and turns that this year has in store.
On Therapy in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing collective trauma…we’re adapting our offerings at Kindman & Co. to support our clients and community in this complex time of need. To that end, we are working to innovate within our practice and offer more therapeutic services at reduced costs.
On Why Not to Use Insurance for Therapy & Our Social Justice Values
We don’t see your distress as pathological. Needing support in times of pain, stress, or loss isn’t a problem located entirely inside you. Our standards for mental health care are broader and more inclusive than those of insurance companies, and we want to keep it that way.
On COVID-19: A Letter to Our Community
COVID-19 is something we need to take seriously right now. After much thought and research, we have decided to help flatten the curve by offering sessions exclusively via video…We have heard many of you say “I prefer in-person therapy” and we certainly do too… Stress is high and increased isolation exacerbates it - support and care are crucial now.
On Showing Up…
SHOWINGUPNESS describes the degree to which reliability, empathy, care, intentionality, thoughtfulness, and embodiment of “just being there” is consistently demonstrated by someone.
On Baseball, Becoming A Fan, & Big Feelings
The whole stadium went immediately silent; My spine prickled. I looked at Paul and we both had tears in our eyes. Maybe a tiny bit because we sensed there might not be any coming back from this, but mostly because that silence was deafening and my heart ached…