Dyad Psychology

12/31/2025

The holidays can bring a lot of pressure around food, bodies, and “getting back on track.”

As New Year messages shift toward diets and exercise, remember: your worth isn’t defined by a number on a scale. 🤍

Our guide offers compassionate tips for noticing diet culture’s influence and staying grounded in what truly matters—your physical AND emotional wellbeing.

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Diet culture can be particularly challenging during the holidays. Our new blog post features insights from Dr. Miriam Khiari, PsyD, on keeping your peace during this season.

12/30/2025

Take a minute for yourself and join us on this quick calming exercise. Breaks and moments of peace can help improve your mood and reduce stress. As always, we are here whenever you need us!

12/29/2025

🌿 Mindful Transition Into the New Year

As the year comes to a close, it can be tempting to jump straight into resolutions and expectations. Instead, this season can be a time to pause — to notice what this past year has taught you, what supported your growth, and what you’re ready to gently release.

Mindfulness invites us to transition with intention rather than urgency.

Ask yourself:

💫 What did I learn about myself this year?

💫 What am I grateful to be leaving behind?

💫 What feels worth carrying forward?

There is no deadline for change, no pressure to reinvent yourself overnight.
You are allowed to enter the new year slowly — grounded, reflective, and compassionate toward the version of you that made it through this year.

12/26/2025

This week’s podcast spotlight is Therapy for Black Girls — a space created by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford that centers emotional wellness, healing, and culturally-informed mental health care.

Through accessible conversations, expert insights, and community storytelling, the podcast explores topics like anxiety, boundaries, relationships, rest, and resilience — all through a lens that affirms lived experience.

Whether you’re new to therapy or deep in your healing journey, this podcast offers warmth, clarity, and connection. 🎧✨

12/24/2025

🌟Featured Blog: Faith-Based Therapy & Mental Health 🌟

Faith-based or spiritually informed therapy creates space for you to explore your beliefs, values, and sense of purpose alongside emotional and psychological work. Research shows that when spirituality and mental health are honored together, it can strengthen the therapeutic relationship and support deeper healing.

Whether you draw strength from prayer, reflection, community, or a personal sense of meaning, faith-based therapy can help you:
✨ feel more deeply understood and seen in your whole experience
✨ connect spiritual practices with clinical insight
✨ navigate religious trauma, doubts, or questions with compassion
✨ find renewed hope, purpose, and resilience

👉 Read the full article to learn more about how this approach supports mental health.

Have you ever wished your therapist would delve into your religious or spiritual tradition? In our new blog post, we’ll give you the rundown on faith-based therapy and discuss its benefits.

12/22/2025

Family gatherings can stir up old roles, expectations, and emotions—sometimes before we even realize it.

Mindfulness during these moments doesn’t mean staying calm at all costs. It means noticing what’s happening inside and responding with care.

Taking a pause, stepping outside, or finding a quiet moment can help you return to yourself when things feel activating.

You’re allowed to protect your peace—even in the middle of togetherness. 🤍

12/19/2025

Trauma doesn’t just live in our thoughts — it lives in the body.
In The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk explores how trauma shapes the nervous system, emotions, and physical experience, and how healing often requires more than talk alone.

This foundational book helps readers understand why certain reactions persist — and how body-based approaches, mindfulness, and connection can support recovery and resilience.

A meaningful read for anyone interested in trauma-informed care and mind–body healing. 🌿

12/17/2025

Fenella is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 12 years of experience supporting young adults and adults through a holistic, person-centered approach. She creates a therapeutic space where clients feel truly heard, seen, and supported, integrating EMDR, somatic work, CBT, mindfulness, and body-based practices.

Fenella’s work is deeply grounded in the mind–body connection, self-compassion, and trauma-informed care. Her experience spans diverse settings in both the U.S. and Malaysia, and she brings a culturally sensitive lens to her work, speaking Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.

We’re grateful to welcome Fenella and the depth, warmth, and care she brings to our community. 🤍

12/15/2025

Our hearts are heavy following the recent shooting at Brown University.

While violence can feel tragically familiar, it lands differently when it affects a community we serve and care for deeply. Many of our clients are Brown students, and we hold them—along with all those impacted—in our thoughts during this profoundly unsettling time.

We extend our sincerest condolences to the families and loved ones of the two individuals who lost their lives.

If this has brought up fear, grief, or a sense of unease, please know your reactions are valid. Support is available, and you don’t have to hold this alone.

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12/12/2025

Podcast we’re loving lately: Where Should We Begin? by Esther Perel.

Each episode lets you step inside real therapy sessions—offering a rare look at the patterns, longings, and fears that shape the way we connect.

If you enjoy learning about connection, communication, and emotional patterns, this one’s worth adding to your queue.

12/10/2025

✨ Ocean State Business Expo ✨

Our team had the opportunity to attend the Ocean State Business Expo, and we’re feeling grateful for the connections we made.

Sarit and Miriam had a wonderful time sharing more about Dyad Psychology, meeting other local professionals, and connecting with community members who are passionate about supporting mental health and wellness in Rhode Island.

We walked away inspired, energized, and excited for future collaborations. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and welcomed us so warmly! 💛