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North Star Therapy Collective Blog
Our blog is a space where our therapists share reflections, resources, and guidance on women’s mental health, relationships, and life transitions. We hope these articles offer support and insight as you navigate your own journey.


How to Build Self-Esteem in Times of Stress
North Star Clinician, Cassie Liu, LPC, shares tips on distancing yourself from negative self-talk and building self-esteem.

Cassie Liu, LPC
7 days ago4 min read


Responding to Stress and Overwhelm: An Invitation to Learn to Love Your Self
Kristen explores self-love: where we learn (or don’t learn) to love ourselves, why it’s hard to do, how it looks in practice, and why it matters.

Kristen Genzano, LPC
Feb 138 min read


How to Practice Meaningful Self-Care Guided by Your Core Values
Our Clinician Sarah Craycraft shares with us how your core values can shape a more meaningful self-care practice. This blog will guide you in identifying what truly matters to you and offer ideas for connecting those values to how you care for yourself.

Sarah Craycraft, LPC
Jan 164 min read


Unmasking Shame: How to Release Its Grip and Unlock Your Full Self | Part 4, Control
In this fourth installment on unmasking shame, Natalie explores the way control functions and how to navigate the emotions that arise with it in order to identify what you do have control over and be able to put down shame’s tricks that otherwise keep you stuck.

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
Jan 67 min read


Unmasking Shame: How to Release Its Grip and Unlock Your Full Self | Part 3, People-Pleasing
Learn more about how shame can show up in the form of people-pleasing and to discover practices to support you in making changes.

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
Nov 11, 20259 min read


Living Between Cultures: AAPI Identities and Mental Health
Learn about the complexities of identity for individuals in the AAPI community who live between cultures.

Cassie Liu, LPC
Sep 24, 20253 min read


Unmasking Shame: How to Release Its Grip and Unlock Your Full Self | Part 2, Perfectionism
Learn more about how shame can show up in the form of perfectionism and to discover two practices you can turn to to help you navigate it when it does!

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
Sep 24, 20257 min read


Unmasking Shame: How to Release Its Grip and Unlock Your Full Self, Part 1
A person sits with head in hands, enveloped by the weight of "shame" in the background. Shame is insidious. I believe this is the main...

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
Jul 21, 20258 min read


2025, The Year of the Hermit: Where it Comes From & What it Means for You
Three interpretations of the Hermit tarot card, featuring a lantern, symbolizing introspection and inner guidance. There’s no denying...

Kristen Genzano, LPC
Jan 28, 20255 min read


How to Navigate Fear, Anger, and Burnout During the Election Cycle
As I write this we’re less than 45 days from the 2024 Presidential Election. A lot has occurred in the past two months. Many of us are...

Kristen Genzano, LPC
Sep 24, 20245 min read
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