A principle that ensures all identifiable information about you, your condition and what you share in therapy remains private unless you are an immediate danger to hurt yourself or someone else, there is elder or child abuse suspected or you explicitly give consent to share the information.

Various eating behaviors that result in an unhealthy relationship with food, body or weight. Signs of disordered eating may include frequent dieting, preoccupation with food or body image, anxiety associated with food and eating or emotional/compulsive eating. People with disordered eating may not officially meet DSM V criteria for an eating disorder.

The process of disconnecting from thoughts, feelings or behaviors. While different for everyone, it can appear as “back-and-forth” behaviors, difficulty remembering events or just “zoning out.” It is the process by which someone’s brain is attempting to regulate their experience.

The use of therapy techniques that are rooted in research and effective outcomes.

The process by which individuals hide natural, important or relevant parts of themselves, their processing or their symptoms to fit in socially. This is sometimes done consciously, but often it is done unconsciously from an early age.

The relative quality of wellness associated with thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

Variety in neurological functioning that is different than what is seen in the mainstream as “typical” functioning. This term encompasses ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia and other variations of processing, learning and interacting. Many people dont become aware of their differences in processing until later in life if they were not diagnosed with a specific disorder in youth.

The process of learning to meet your own cognitive, emotional and physical needs as an adult in a way that is safe and healthy. Many individuals who are doing reparenting work did not have their needs adequately met by adults when they were children.

The quality of being able to mentally and emotionally cope with difficulties to return to a healthy level of functioning. Therapy can help to increase resilience.

The process of identifying your needs and engaging in choices that meet these needs. Areas of needs include emotional, physical, intellectual, social, financial and spiritual.

The use of a substance in a way that leads to negative outcomes. Substance abuse can happen with both legal and illegal substances. Individuals with substance abuse use in ways that impact relationship quality, financial health, emotional stability or physical health.

The negative bias that exists towards individuals or groups for various reasons. Here, it refers to those who have mental health conditions. This bias can be perpetuated by others including family, friends or colleagues or can be self-inflicted. Stigma is often based on lack of information, misinformation or personal judgement.

Experiences that are distressing, overwhelming and/or scary and overload a persons processing system. Trauma can be acute (brief, time limited, narrow range) or complex (ongoing, repeated or cumulative.)