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Courage Compass Therapy

1025 N. Easton Road #1002
Willow Grove
267-209-0795
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Courage Compass Therapy

  • Courage to be imperfect
  • About
    • What is therapy like? + Q&A
    • About Courage Compass Therapy | Anya Surnitsky
  • Specialties
    • Trauma and EMDR
    • Adult ADD/ADHD
    • When ADHD is the Trauma
    • Courage Compass
    • CEN
  • Groups + Workshops
    • Solidly Single Group
    • Adults who lost a parent as a child
    • ADHD group
    • CEN group
  • Blog
  • Schedule

6 Myths about Therapy

April 6, 2018 Anya Surnitsky

The way therapy has been portrayed on television recently would make anyone shun the process. In some circles it is acceptable and invited, but in others it can be shameful.

What I see most in my office are people who should have come in sooner.  But they avoided it, tried to solve their problems on their own, talked to friends or loved ones about how they are feeling, etc.  All of that is great; nothing is bad about that per se, but the belief that one is a failure if not able to solve his or her own problems is the problem.

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Tags therapy, mental health, excuses, permission slips

3 Ways to Opt-Out of Guilt

February 17, 2017 Anya Surnitsky
guilt

As a society, we are guilt-ridden.  Guilty for not calling texting people back.  Guilty for working and not spending time with our kids.  Guilty for not getting work done when we are spending time with our family.  Guilty for spending too much time on our phones.  Guilty for that second piece of cake… Totally seeing a pattern here?  Me too. 

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Tags self-compassion, radical acceptance, permission slips, guilt, shame

Courage Compass Therapy at Park Center Wellness
208 N. Easton Rd. • Willow Grove, PA 19090
267.209.0795 • anya@couragecompasstherapy.com

Anya Surnitsky, LCSW | Telehealth in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine, Wisconsin, and Florida for anxiety, trauma, and ADHD.