Aitia Counseling

11/03/2025

Fromm’s text “The Art of Loving” reminds us that love is both the most difficult and the most affirming action we can take. He details the ways in which giving, described here as necessitating courage, is not the sacrificial martyrdom implied in the phrase “giving up”. The courageous lover “gives of that which is alive in him; he gives him of his joy, of his interest, of his understanding, of his knowledge, of his humor, of his sadness… In thus giving of his life, he enriches the other person, he enhances the other’s sense of aliveness by enhancing his own sense of aliveness… In truly giving, he cannot help receiving that which is given back to him.” This gift of one’s own aliveness, and the faith that giving of it multiplies it rather than depletes it, is Fromm’s notion of real love.

10/27/2025

Sarah Weprin, LMHC, brings a warm and open energy to her sessions. A q***r Jewish woman originally from the South, she empathizes with the feeling of straying outside of the status quo. Sarah collaborates with her clients to create a treatment plan that is unique to what each individual wants and needs. She is a certified trauma professional, and often takes a psychodynamic approach to her sessions, calling on methods such as Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, and Gestalt therapy when relevant. Welcome to the team Sarah!

10/18/2025

10/03/2025

Wisdom requires patience and curiosity as well as bravery, particularly when applied to our innermost selves.

10/03/2025

Modern neuroscience confirms this two thousand year old thought: our mind creates patterns by its thinking which become automated and affect the way we perceive and respond to the world. This can be disheartening, as when we consider all the years of unnecessary self-chastisement we’ve engaged in; it can also be encouraging, however, as each thought offers an opportunity to shift these patterns to more adaptive ones.

07/07/2025

Too often we see our emotions as senseless barriers to a rational, ordered life. Here, Pascal asks us to listen to our emotions even when we don’t understand them, taking them seriously as wise communications from ourselves to ourselves. In addition to asking “why do I feel this way?”, we can ask: “what is this feeling asking of me?”

-Sonia

10/12/2021

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We offer therapy online and in person (proof of vaccination required), and strive to make sure excellent treatment is not cost prohibitive or a clerical hassle, regardless of your insurance situation. If you don’t have out of network benefits, ask about our income-based sliding scale policy. (We a...