by Rubin Khoddam | Jul 13, 2026 | Anxiety, CBT Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Anxiety and depression can feel like two heavy forces pulling in different directions. One keeps your mind racing, the other makes it hard to get moving. It’s exhausting trying to sort through options when you’re already drained. Finding the best therapy for anxiety...
by Rubin Khoddam | Apr 23, 2026 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Most people do not struggle with knowing what they need. They struggle with saying it out loud without feeling awkward, guilty, or like it might blow up the relationship. You rehearse the conversation in your head, maybe ten different versions, and then when the...
by Rubin Khoddam | Apr 9, 2026 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Walking into your first dialectical behavior therapy session can feel uncertain in a very specific way, not because you do not want help, but because you are not sure what kind of help this is going to be. A lot of people come in expecting to talk about emotions right...
by Rubin Khoddam | Mar 6, 2026 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Intense emotions can feel like a tidal wave that crashes before you even realize the water was rising. One moment you are moving through your day, the next your heart is racing, your thoughts are loud, and everything feels urgent. Many people assume that something is...
by Rubin Khoddam | Feb 6, 2026 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Living with big emotions can feel like driving a car with a sticky accelerator. You are moving, but stopping takes effort and sometimes panic sneaks in. Many adults arrive in therapy tired of apologizing, overthinking, or shutting down after emotional surges....
by Rubin Khoddam | Oct 13, 2025 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Challenging negative thoughts is something that comes up for everyone. When those pesky, spiraling stories take over, it can shape the whole day or even a whole season of life. Here at COPE Psychological Center, we see firsthand how methods like DBT, CBT, and ACT...
