What Did This Year Really Cost You?A Therapeutic Year-End Reflection
This year may have cost you more than you realized. Beyond what shows up on your calendar or bank statements, there are the quiet emotional costs: over-functioning, carrying others’ stress, pushing through exhaustion, or ignoring your own needs to keep the peace. This therapeutic year-end reflection helps you identify what you held, what went unacknowledged, and what you may want to release before entering a new year. Free Downloadable Year-End Reflection Worksheet Available.
Holiday Emotional Survival (Part 2: Support Others Without Losing Yourself)
If you’re the person everyone turns to, you know the emotional cost of always being available. This post explores how to support others without losing yourself, how to stay compassionate without absorbing everyone’s stress. Learn practical tools, scripts, and grounding techniques to protect your energy, set boundaries, and stay emotionally steady through the holiday season.
Holiday Emotional Survival (Part 1: Why Holidays Feel Triggering)
The holidays can bring joy, but they can also stir old wounds, stress, and emotional overload. From family dynamics to perfection pressures, this season often tests our boundaries and resilience. Learn why the holidays can trigger us more than we expect, and discover practical, therapy-informed strategies to protect your peace and stay grounded.
Energy Leak: Recognizing and Ending Emotional Toxicity in Everyday Life
Not all emotional pain comes from trauma or crisis. Sometimes it’s the quiet drain of saying yes when you want to say no or carrying the weight of others’ needs. At Botaitis Therapy Group, we help you recognize these energy leaks, set healthier boundaries, and restore balance.
The Emotional Understory of Seasonal Change: Why Fall Feels Harder Than It Looks
Fall often brings more than crisp air and new routines. For many, it stirs subtle emotional shifts such as restlessness, fatigue, or unease. At Botaitis Therapy Group, we help you recognize these seasonal changes and offer tools to navigate them with clarity and balance.
When Success Is Not Enough: Therapy for the Quietly Unfulfilled
You’ve achieved the career, relationships, and milestones you worked so hard for, yet something still feels missing. Therapy at Botaitis Therapy Group offers a space to pause, look inward, and reconnect with meaning and joy beyond achievement.
The Truth About High-Functioning Anxiety: Why It’s Often Missed In Women, Men, and High-Achievers
High functioning anxiety often hides in plain sight, behind successful careers, well managed homes, and polished social lives. Many high achievers, parents, and students in California are praised for “having it all together” while quietly battling restlessness, overthinking, and burnout. In this blog, Botaitis Therapy Group explores the subtle signs of high functioning anxiety, how it can look different in women, men, and college students, and what steps you can take to move from constant performance to true presence.
Conflict Resolution - Let’s Talk About It (Part 1: Rupture & Repair)
Conflict is part of every relationship, but when handled with care, it can lead to deeper emotional connection. In this article, Santa Barbara therapist Mary Glennan explores the psychology of conflict, why rupture happens in close and casual relationships, and how to repair trust through empathy, accountability, and healthy communication. Learn how conflict resolution therapy can help you build stronger, more resilient connections.