Jason Sugg Psychotherapy

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What Is Anxiety, and Why Am I Feeling It? — Jason Sugg Psychotherapy, Austin, TX We’ve all experienced anxiety - elevated heart rate, tightness of breath, racing thoughts, a sense of both urgency and being unable to settle down, maybe other symptoms - and it’s one of the most common things we see in therapy today. It’s very uncomfortable! But what exactly is it, and why is...

Why Do You Keep Asking What I’m Feeling In My Body? — Jason Sugg Psychotherapy, Austin, TX One refrain you will hear from somatically-informed therapists over and over again is the question “What are you feeling in your body?” This question is both highly informative for the therapist and often highly confusing for clients. So let’s dig a little into why we ask it. There is this wid...

Here's how to work with those pesky narratives in therapy

Narrative, Part 2 - How to Work With Your Narratives — Jason Sugg Psychotherapy Most of the time when people come to therapy, it’s because some of the things they are experiencing in the present moment are at odds with the narratives they have about their lives in ways that are confusing, scary, or just make them feel like something is wrong. As therapists, our work is ofte

The most powerful move in psychotherapy!

Make Friends With Your Fear — Jason Sugg Psychotherapy In Buddhist teachings you will often hear teachers suggesting you “ make friends with your fear ”. This is sometimes a startling phrase for people - who wants to make friends with fear?!? And what does that even mean? Most of us treat fear as an enemy, an entity to be avoided at all costs. And o...

Read more about psychedelic integration

Psychedelic Integration, part 3 - Knowing less, not more — Jason Sugg Psychotherapy DISCLAIMER - Psychedelics are still largely illegal in the United States. I am not a medical doctor and cannot recommend any types of medication. This post is not encouraging anyone to engage in illegal activities or consume illicit substances, and I cannot provide the substances themselves or any h