This article discusses how spring can bring anxiety, mood swings, and even depression—rather than relief due to seasonal changes, disrupted routines, and pressure to feel better.

Starting therapy is a significant step, and many clients wonder when and how they can expect to see progress. You reached out to a therapist, you've been attending sessions regularly, and now what? How do you know therapy is helping? While we tend to look for big milestones, some of the most powerful signs of progress are actually pretty subtle.

Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of thinking in extremes? Something goes wrong and it ruins the entire day, event or plan. You make a mistake and label yourself a failure, maybe you even give up on that new hobby altogether. Someone hasn't responded to your text, and you've concluded that they must dislike you or be angry with you. You lose your cool with your toddler, and your self-talk shifts to all the ways you fall short as a parent. Sound familiar?