Before I expound on what I love about depth work, let me just say: therapy does not have to be deep to be good.

Most of us have heard the phrase “glass half empty or half full”—but what if that metaphor is missing the point?

Anxiety isn’t just in your head—it shows up in your body, thoughts, and relationships. For many teens and young adults, it can feel like living inside a mental war zone. But those anxious parts of you aren’t broken—they’re trying to protect you. In this blog, Gabriel Gilbert Lurie, AMFT shares how therapy can help shift you out of survival mode, visualize anxiety in new ways, and reconnect with a sense of safety, support, and self-trust.

You might not call yourself “sensitive.” And that word could even feel like an insult—like you have weak, fragile, or not man enough. People certainly use it that way all too much.

In a world that can often feel chaotic or overwhelming, it’s easy to focus on productivity and compare ourselves to others….But when we tap into those activities that ignite a spark in us, whether we master them or not—it is like we are giving ourselves a gift. A gift that we deserve, and one we created from within.