We asked some brilliant folks to tell us about the best advice they’ve ever given to a client and have highlighted some of the responses below.

Monique Gomez

The best advice I’ve given clients is that sitting in the yuck of life, feelings, or struggle is part of growth and knowing yourself as well as your strengths. This awareness helps most of my clients understand the benefits of working with their nervous system to heal, regulate and conquer any goal, task, or tough conversation. Read more>>

Nicci Howard

One of the most impactful pieces of advice I have more my clients is to be patient and to give themselves grace in their perfectionism.  You cannot be 100% perfect and on-point 100% of the time and if that is the expectation then you will be disappointed when something comes up and you will force yourself to feel like a failure if you don’t hit a particular goal in a particular time frame. Read more>>

Diamond James

I think one of the best pieces of advice given to a client was actually a revelation that they came to themselves – that things do get better. I remember being at the tail end of treatment with someone and asked them, “if you could tell the version of yourself that first started therapy anything, what would you say?” and their response was “it gets better”. Read more>>