You can love your children more than you knew it was possible to love another human being and still miss the person you were before you became responsible for keeping tiny humans alive. You can be grateful to be a mother and miss having freedom. You can desperately want your baby and still miss your career. You can love family movie night and miss spontaneously going out to dinner. You can adore the life you built and occasionally wonder: Where did I go? These things can all exist together. And none of them make you a bad mom.

It shouldn't be that complicated. So why have you spent three days thinking about it? You've made the pros and cons list. You've asked your partner. You've texted your friend. You've researched every possible option. You've imagined approximately 47 different ways this could go wrong. And somehow, you still don't feel any closer to an answer. If this sounds familiar, you may call yourself indecisive. But I'm not sure that's always what's happening. For a lot of the high-achieving, anxious, perfectionistic, and neurodivergent adults we work with, difficulty making decisions isn't about not knowing what you want. It's about feeling like you need to make the perfect decision. And that's an impossible standard.

If you've spent years calling yourself an overthinker, perfectionist, or "just an anxious person," but your thoughts and behaviors seem to follow a repetitive cycle, it may be worth exploring whether OCD could be part of the picture.

You meet your deadlines. You have a successful career. People describe you as responsible, driven, organized, or ambitious. But what they don't see is the twelve alarms on your phone. They don't see you waiting until the last possible moment to complete something and then working intensely for hours. They don't see the pile of tasks you've been avoiding, the appointments you almost forgot, or how mentally exhausted you feel by the end of the day.

Create your own perinatal care plan to support your neurodivergence through fertility treatments, pregnancy, and postpartum.

Birth trauma can affect you long after delivery. Learn the signs and how EMDR, Brainspotting, and trauma therapy can help you heal.

Everyone talks about having a healthy baby. No one really talks about what happens when the birth itself leaves lasting emotional wounds.

Emily writes about what birth trauma might feel like for you and how therapy can help.

Many people with OCD don't realize they have OCD. Instead, they assume they're responsible, detail-oriented, driven, or successful. Many of the same qualities that help someone excel professionally and personally can make OCD harder to recognize - even by therapists. This is especially true for people who are high achievers, caregivers, parents, helping professionals, or those navigating the pregnancy and postpartum stages.

As a result, many people go undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or untreated for far longer than necessary.  Here’s why.

You are capable. That’s not up for debate. You figure things out. You get it done. You anticipate needs, solve problems, and carry more than most people even realize. You’re the one others rely on. The one who keeps things moving. The one who doesn’t fall apart when things get hard.

And for a long time, that’s probably worked for you. But at some point, being the one who can handle everything turns into being the one who has to handle everything alone.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. It’s showing up in our phones, our work tools, our creative processes—and increasingly, in healthcare spaces, including mental health.

Some therapists are beginning to use AI-powered tools during or around therapy sessions. These include note-taking software, session “assistants,” treatment-planning tools, or platforms that analyze session content.

We want to be very clear about our stance.

Why does it feel like everywhere we look now, we see neurodivergent, neurodiverse, or just generally talk about how brains work? 

Read the latest blog from Christine Gallo, LPC-IT to learn more about neurodivergence and how the clinicians at ERA can help.

Christine Gallo, LPC-IT writes about the benefits of self compassion, how it differs from self esteem, and offers resources for how to cultivate it. Schedule a consultation with one of our therapists for more help integrating self compassion into your own life.

Parenting can be beautiful—and overwhelming.
When noise, clutter, and constant demands push you past your limit, it’s called overstimulation.
Small resets like micro-breaks, grounding, and lowering sensory input can help you find calm in the chaos.
Overstimulation doesn’t mean you’re a bad parent—it means you’re human.

It’s Infertility Awareness Week— a time to lift the veil on an experience that is often invisible, isolating, and misunderstood.

⁠If someone you love is struggling to conceive, knowing what not to say is one of the most powerful ways you can show up.⁠

Emily’s latest blog post offers thoughtful alternatives to common (but painful) phrases.

Christine Gallo, LPC-IT writes insights on perimenopause, its effects on mental health, and practical tips for navigating this life transition. Learn about self-care, emotional shifts, and how to take control of this natural phase.

Grief Sucks. Plain and simple. Nothing about grief is fun.

Grief during the holidays? Sucks even more.

Read Jeni’s latest blog for some realistic and supportive advice to help you get through this season.

Clients and therapists alike can find the line between anxiety and OCD a little hazy. This can be frustrating for clients who hope to have a clear diagnosis, or even confusing when they walk away from a session with a different diagnosis than what was given by their prior therapist.

In this blog, Gabrielle details the differences and similarities - and what that all means for you.

Have you heard of highly sensitive people (HSPs)?

It’s a biological trait that about 20% of humans have, making them more sensitive. Read this post from our newest therapist, Christine Gallo, LPC-IT. Christine sees many HSPs in her practice. If this post resonates with you, she might be a great fit to help you explore further!

ERA therapists Jeni and Kelsey are both Level 2 Gottman trained couples therapists. This means they have done about 40 hours of training just on how to be a couples therapist. But what difference does it make if a couples therapist is Gottman trained or not? Great question!