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.

Elissa Goodman

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve given to a client came from a place of deep personal experience. A woman came to me dealing with chronic fatigue, stubborn weight gain, and persistent digestive issues. She had been chasing solutions, jumping from one diet to the next, and even starting medication based on guesswork rather than understanding the root cause. I could see so much of my own health journey in hers—the frustration, confusion, and desperation to feel well again. Read more>>

Rachel Jackson

The best advice I give clients is: “All the answers you have been looking outside of yourself for are found right within you. Turn inward, soften, and learn to trust your inner voice.” Once I help clients release self-criticism, they often experience profound shifts. Many have struggled with negative body image, unhealthy eating habits, relational challenges with their partner, or alcohol use, but by embracing self-compassion and releasing shame, they’re able to reconnect with their true desires. Read more>>

Alnita Carter

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. In our extremely visual culture, I think we all struggle with the idea of “beautiful.” And it can feel like no one ever really says “Just be yourself, love yourself, and accept yourself. That is true beauty.” Read more>>

Radhika Erving

I am sharing this particularly story because I feel it can be applicable to many. One time, I walked into a friend of a friend who was eating her lunch and, at the time, an impromptu mini consolation was requested regarding her Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was happy to offer her a free five minute consultation, and having observed her mealtime habits, offered her an important piece of advice regarding incompatible foods.  Read more>>

Emily Stroia

As a trauma therapist, a lot of my work is focused on helping clients’ process and verbalize their traumas. Sometimes clients will struggle with boundaries particularly with partners, parents and siblings. One client struggled with boundaries with her father who was also abusive to her. In our work together, she was able to slowly pull back from her responsibility to him and his family started to step in. It was transformational to watch her put herself and her needs first instead of give to him out of guilt or obligation. When a parent is abusive, boundaries get blurred and often there is an internal struggle how to be in a relationship with that parent.  Read more>>

Robin Breckenridge

One of the most impactful pieces of advice I gave a client was, “You can’t control what you think and feel, but you can control what you do with what you think and feel.” This client was constantly overwhelmed by their emotions, feeling out of control and reacting impulsively in moments of stress. They believed that their feelings dictated their actions and felt stuck in cycles of regret. Read more>>

Jeremy Noble

Instead of the best advice I ever GAVE to a client, I’d like to share the best advice I ever RECEIVED from a client. I was an active duty psychologist for a U.S. Army special operations unit. I had just arrived to the unit and had begun seeing soldiers in the unit’s embedded behavioral health clinic. I was also preparing to attend Ranger School- a 62-day Army school designed to teach small unit tactics and leadership and largely accepted as the Army’s toughest course boasting a 50% graduation rate. Completion of the course was a requirement for anyone assigned to my unit. As a psychologist with less than three years’ time in the Army and zero infantry experience, to say I was nervous about attending the course would be an understatement. Read more>>

Kerry Elise

When working with a new client I always remind them that healing is holistic. Our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health are all interconnected. We as humans like to compartmentalize health but we are a single being. We have to work on ourselves as a whole to truly heal. We often find that when we are in physical pain it affects our mental health as well. If we work on bettering all facets of our lives we have a better chance of true healing.  Read more>>

Amanda Kemp

The best advice I’ve ever given to a client is to cultivate self-awareness of their behaviors and traits. When you truly understand yourself, you gain the power to shape your own destiny. Your strengths and weaknesses no longer control you; instead, you gain mastery over them. This self-awareness diminishes the influence others might have over you, reducing triggers and defensiveness. It empowers you to strengthen your weaknesses and harness your strengths effectively. Read more>>