Feel Good Psychotherapy LLC

02/10/2026

Lady Laney has been enjoying her paw-racticum in animal assisted psychotherapy so far! She is an excellent practitioner in self-care and enjoys the balance of doing 1-2 sessions a day several times a week. She has unlimited mental health days and several other em-paw-ee benefits. So happy to have her as a Feel Good Psychotherapy team member! 🐾

09/02/2025

Taking care of yourself isn’t just for when you’re in crisis! Self-care is taking a water bottle with you (and actually drinking from it). Getting a hot beverage to start your day because it regulates your nervous system. Getting enough sleep (instead of doom scrolling). You deserve some self-care on your ok days, not just the crisis days 🔆

11/07/2024

What a great idea!

We are thinking of everyone who is struggling right now. We love you and are here for you. Feel free to join us this Friday night for a free paint night. Bring your own project or grab a canvas and paint your worries away.

4-8pm Friday November 8
FREE but donations welcome to cover the cost of paint ❤️

10/27/2024

Are you ready for change? The time change! 🕰️ can make anxiety and depression symptoms worse - but you can prepare! Give yourself a few days to adjust next weekend and prioritize self-care the week of to minimize the disruption from

10/11/2024

It’s … do you know what’s on your dopamine menu when you need to get things done? Making your own menu can be helpful when you need to get motivated to do a task, are feeling anxious or stuck, or want to engage in some behavioral activation when depression is creeping in

08/16/2024

The path to healing is sometimes through opposite reactions. What does that mean? Picture you’re on a beautiful beach. Swimming in the ocean and there’s a big wave coming. Is your initial response to fight it and try to swim over it as fast as you can (fight response), swim as fast away to the shore (flight/avoidance), or do you freeze and the wave tumbles you to the shore (maybe with a nice mouthful of sand). The next time you face a wave (trigger) try taking a deep breath and picturing yourself diving beneath it into the cool, peaceful water, then when you exhale and come up - the wave has passed and you’re back in the beautiful, calm waters

06/11/2024

For month in June we’re raising awareness about sons of moms with NPD. Read more on the blog here https://www.feelgoodpsychotherapy.com/blog/sons-of-narcissistic-mothers and credit to for the great piece on conditional love

06/09/2024

New blog post! https://www.feelgoodpsychotherapy.com/blog/how-narcissism-impacts-family

12/11/2023

Beautifully said!

Today I said “I’m fine”, not once
But five times altogether
When people asked “how are you?”
Then made small talk of the weather

And so I hid behind my mask
The one I’d worn a while
I set in place my bravest face
And dressed it with a smile

And that was how the day went
All “I’m fine” and talk of rain
Until somebody asked me how I was
Then asked again

They asked if I was truly fine
And I said I was not
And they said they were sorry
That they couldn’t do a lot

But then they sat beside me
Whilst I spoke the truth at last
They listened and they held me
As the tears slipped through my mask

And where before, I’d felt I should
Maintain this brave façade,
I realised there was much to gain
By letting down my guard

See, though my load was still the same
It now was not as heavy
‘Cause sitting and offloading it
Had helped a bit already

Today they asked “how are you?”
And I told them I was fine
‘Til someone saw behind the mask
And asked me one more time

And though they may have felt
That there was little they could do
They’ll never know how much it meant
To tell someone the truth

*******

Becky Hemsley 2022
Lovely artwork by Illustrations by Majali

“I’m fine” is from my second collection:
https://a.co/d/hz7kmJs

12/07/2023

As Hanukkah and Christmas get closer tensions may be rising between you and your partner as you prepare for family celebrations … this classic couples therapy advice is good year round … but especially helpful to practice during high stress seasons

11/24/2023

While we hope everyone had a good holiday - often this time of year leads to disappointment and hurt because we are looking for something (unconditional love, acceptance, support) that unhealthy family systems can’t provide. If you didn’t find what you were looking for yesterday. It is not your fault! Think about where you can find your “apples” that you were looking for … maybe tea with a good friend this week, or some time alone in nature to recharge for Black Friday … then take some time to think about what you will realistically find at the “hardware store” to be better prepared for the next holiday ((we love the original quote from life coach Cheryl Richardson and added the apples 🍎 for a fall theme 🍁))

11/16/2023

Ollie’s story: Ollie was purchased off the track at Charles Town by a former trainer. Not a winning horse, Ollie was not very expensive and was a great candidate to train for another discipline and re-home. Then - Ollie suffered a catastrophic injury to his foot and was confined to his stall. The prognosis: not good. Ollie’s new owner however didn’t give up on him despite the vet’s recommendation to put him down. And Ollie, despite being on horse bed rest - didn’t lose his spirit. After a long and difficult recovery … it seemed like Ollie was on his way again! Students fell in love with him and were teaching him how to jump and go cross country… until … Ollie suffered another and different injury to his leg. After months of an infection and injury that resisted treatment … Ollie will never be the same. His future looks very different. However … trainer and owner, Kerry Blackmer, has yet to give up on him and he has a wonderful home at the beautiful Kismet farm … and a bright future ahead of him as a