True Therapy

10/09/2026

Free online event this Saturday for World Mental Health Day! ✨
https://theembodylab.com/pages/global-well-being-dailyom

What if, for one day, we came together around the question of how we actually care for our mental health?

This World Mental Health Day, we’re bringing together some of the world’s leading voices in mental health, healing, mindfulness, trauma, and human connection for A Global Well-being Gathering.

And it’s completely free.

On Saturday, October 10, join us online for a full day of conversations with:

Dr. Gabor Maté
Dr. Richard Schwartz
Nedra Glover Tawwab
Rick Hanson
Gabby Bernstein
Prentis Hemphill
Daniel Millman
Justin Michael Williams
Baya Voce
Melli O’Brien
Madisyn Taylor
Tami Simon
Sara Kuburic
and The Embody Lab’s Dr. Scott Lyons.

This gathering is being presented together by The Embody Lab, Sounds True, DailyOM, and Mindfulness.com - four communities coming together around one shared intention:

to explore how we heal, connect, and care for our mental health.

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
🌎 Online
🎟 Free to attend

If there’s someone in your life who could use a day like this, send this to them.

RSVP for free at the link in our bio.

10/01/2026

October is 🧠

If your brain has ever decided that reorganizing the junk drawer is suddenly MUCH more important than the thing you were actually supposed to be doing… you might understand the ADHD experience. 😅

🚂 ADHD can look like losing your train of thought, procrastinating until the last possible second, starting 12 things and only finishing 2, getting intensely focused on something you love, or feeling like your brain has 47 tabs open at once. 🌀 It can also affect time management, organization, emotions, relationships, and everyday responsibilities. And no, it’s not simply being lazy, careless, or needing to “try harder.” Sometimes your brain just has its own ideas about what deserves your attention. 🤷‍♀️

Therapy can help you understand your patterns, develop strategies that actually work for you, and make everyday life feel a little less like a constant game of catch-up 🙌🏻 https://truetherapyaz.com/adhd-therapy 💻

09/22/2026

Are you mad at me? 💭 If that question loops through your mind more often than you'd like – after a short text, a slight shift in someone's tone, or a conversation you've replayed at least ten times – you're far from alone.

That's exactly why Lisa Elsbecker, LPC, created Are You Mad at Me?, a new 6-week therapist-led processing group specifically for people pleasers. 🙌

🧩 This isn't a book club or a general support group. It's a specialized group therapy series – a small, warm, confidential space to look at the patterns underneath people pleasing and begin building healthier, more authentic relationships.

Together, you'll explore the fear of conflict, rejection and disappointing others. The guilt that comes with saying no. The overthinking, overexplaining and reassurance-seeking. The boundaries that feel impossible to hold when someone else might be unhappy with you. And perhaps most importantly, learning to recognize what you actually want and need. 💙

🌿 You'll have the opportunity to process your own experiences, practice new skills, and do that work alongside people who understand the experience from the inside.

This new series will meet Thursdays from 5:30–7:00 PM, October 29 through December 10, with Thanksgiving week off. It's in-person at True Therapy in Old Town Scottsdale and limited to just 6 participants to keep the group intentionally small. Please let us know if you are interested and/or share with someone you think would benefit from this new offering. 💫

👉🏻 Learn more at https://truetherapyaz.com/people-pleasers 🔗

✨ Inspired by the book 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘔𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘦? by Meg Josephson 📙

09/16/2026

🍷 For someone living with OCD, substances can sometimes become more than a way to cope. They can become part of a compulsive cycle – an attempt to quiet intrusive thoughts, reduce anxiety, or escape uncomfortable feelings.

When OCD & substance use overlap, recovery can become more complicated. Understanding the connection can be an important step toward recognizing the cycle and finding treatment that addresses what’s happening underneath. 🧠

This Recovery Month, we’re taking a closer look at the relationship between OCD & addiction, and why understanding the underlying OCD matters. Read more in our latest blog at https://truetherapyaz.com/ocd-and-addiction-when-substances-become-compulsion 💙

09/10/2026

On we’re reminded that checking in, reaching out, and letting someone know they matter can make a difference – not just today, but every day. And reaching out doesn’t have to start with a crisis. Sometimes it’s as simple as saying, “I’m having a hard time and I don’t want to be alone right now.” 🫂

Please take a moment to learn about these valuable resources, so you know where to turn if a crisis ever arises: https://afsp.org & https://988lifeline.org 👈🏻💙

09/04/2026

✨ We love hearing how therapy is making a difference in the lives of our clients. Kind words like these are a meaningful reminder of why we do what we do! 🤩

You can learn more about Lisa and her approach to therapy at https://truetherapyaz.com/meet-lisa-elsbecker💫

08/30/2026

August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day – a reminder that grief doesn’t follow a schedule, and there’s no single “right” way to move through it.

One strategy Molly Mahoney, LCSW, developed while working with cancer patients and their loved ones at Mayo Clinic is called 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲. The idea is simple: intentionally set aside time to acknowledge your grief, rather than feeling like you have to process every wave of emotion the moment it appears.

During that time, you might journal, talk to someone you’ve lost, revisit memories, or simply sit with whatever comes up. Then, when grief surfaces at another point in the day, you can recognize it without having to drop everything to process it right then.

Grief deserves space. It also deserves patience. 💙

Read Molly’s full strategy for processing grief & loss at https://truetherapyaz.com/honoring-time-strategy-to-process-grief-loss

08/19/2026

... like when your brain decides that one awkward interaction from three days ago is suddenly the most important thing in the world. 😅

For some teens (and adults alike!), the start of a new school year can bring more than just a new schedule. Anxiety, ADHD, perfectionism, or OCD can make school feel like a lot to manage – from keeping up with assignments to navigating friendships to worrying about whether you’re doing everything “right.”

And sometimes, a “You okay?” gets a very confident “Absolutely!” while your brain is actually doing all of this instead!! 🧠

At True Therapy in Old Town Scottsdale, we work with young adults and older teens who are navigating anxiety, ADHD, perfectionism, OCD, motivation struggles, and all the many challenges that come with growing up. Learn more at https://truetherapyaz.com/teen-therapy 💙

08/12/2026

🧭 Back-to-school season can bring a lot of excitement, but for students heading off to college for the first time, it can also bring stress, uncertainty, homesickness, and a whole new set of responsibilities. 🤯

We’re resharing this popular True Therapy article, “𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 & 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴,” originally written for us by our friend Grace Fioriti. Grace grew up here in Arizona before heading to Chicago, where she now works as a Licensed Social Worker after graduating from Loyola University. 🎓

Her perspective on the transition to college is especially meaningful, and the article covers some of the challenges first-year students may face, along with practical ways to make that adjustment a little easier. Finding support, giving yourself time to adjust, and remembering that you don’t have to figure everything out at once can make a difference. 🌱

Read the article at https://truetherapyaz.com/managing-stress-overwhelm-for-first-time-college-students ⭐

08/05/2026

"𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴." ~𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯

In the Arizona summer, that might mean a quiet sunrise, the shade of a palo verde, or simply watching a summer storm from your window. Rest and renewal don't have to be elaborate. Sometimes a few intentional moments are enough to help you reset. 💙