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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.


Is this Postpartum Depression?
The transition into motherhood can be beautiful and overwhelming. Learn more about postpartum depression and other mental health challenges that can occur during this time.

Kristen Genzano, LPC
10 minutes ago3 min read


When Hormones Hijack Your ADHD Brain (And What Helps)
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria is a distressing experience that includes feelings of rejection from family, friends, colleagues and partners, fear of disappointing others, and avoiding others for fear of overwhelming interactions.

Angie Martin, LPC
Aug 113 min read


How to find strength in your AAPI identity when it is under attack
Cassie explores the pain of cultural identity stress during uncertain times and tips for strengthening your AAPI identity

Cassie Liu, LPC
Jul 105 min read


Transforming Mother-Daughter Relationships Through Emotionally Focused Therapy & Inner Child Work
Struggling with conflict, emotional distance, or codependency in your mother-daughter relationship? This in-depth guide explores how Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and inner child work can help mothers and adult daughters heal attachment wounds, break generational patterns, and build secure, connected relationships. Learn how early childhood experiences shape communication, boundaries, and emotional needs. Discover practical insights to foster vulnerability, trust, and las

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
May 48 min read


Unmasking Shame: How to Release Its Grip and Unlock Your Full Self Part 5 – Doubt
In the final installment of Natalie Seibel, LPC’s, transformative series Unmasking Shame, “Doubt” takes center stage as the hidden force fueling shame-driven behaviors like procrastination, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and control. This in-depth guide explores how doubt, learned in childhood, disconnects you from your intuition and inner wisdom, keeping you trapped in fear and seeking external validation. She offers practical and reflective strategies to release self-aband

Natalie Seibel, LPC, LMHC
Apr 711 min read


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
Mar 34 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
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