coping skills | Steven Su, LCSW

Music, Memory, and Mental Health: How Sound Shapes Our Emotions

Music has been a constant thread throughout my life. Growing up in a musical household, I was surrounded by rhythm and melody—my mom...

The Power of Meditation Apps: A Clinician’s Perspective

As a therapist, I frequently recommend meditation apps to my patients, especially those dealing with anxiety, depression, insomnia, and...

Why Are People Acting So Weird? Understanding Stress and Societal Pressure in a Post-Pandemic World

As a therapist, I’ve noticed a recurring theme in many of my sessions lately. Patients come in and share their struggles—some relatively...

Grief and Bereavement: How Can Therapy Help?

There is one universal experience that we will all face, yet it’s often avoided in conversation—death. And for those left behind, the...

The Habit of Worry

Each time we recall a situation from the past or anticipate a scenario of the future, we experience an imagined scene, as if it were...

TED Talk: The Cure for Burnout (hint: it isn't self-care)

Learn strategies to take look within and take care of yourself before the burn.

How to Not Care What Other People Think of You

Be yourself!

4 Ways to Approach Intimate Relationship Problems

When couples face intimate relationship problems, there tend to be four approaches with how they may choose to move forward. Here they...

Coping with Depression

Coping with depression is a tricky business. People experience different combinations of the symptoms of depression, and there are also...