I am in therapy.

At Williamsburg Therapy Group, we embrace our shortcomings, and we know, trust, and believe in the power of accepting help. We own it when we need additional support. We say it loudly: with pride, vulnerability, and yes, often with fear.

We acknowledge our imperfections and a willingness to place faith in the therapist who is right for us. We say it to show people that being in therapy is representative of strength and courage, and not of weakness or failure.  It demonstrates that we value our health, safety, and well-being over the misguided projections of others.

We aim to continually evolve our community of people who are ready and willing to hold themselves to that same standard.

The stigma of mental health across the world has caused unquantifiable misery to so many - a misery that we feel can be prevented by evidence-based treatments facilitated by the psychologist who is right for you.

That’s what drives us. We plan to be at the forefront of the fight against mental health stigma. 

And if you feel that you’re ready, we hope that you too will stand and fight with us.

In this moment, it is important for us to acknowledge that the decision to self-disclose one’s relationship with their own mental health is an incredibly personal one. This movement is in no way intended to shame anyone who is not comfortable with, or simply chooses not to disclose their own mental health journey.

Just the opposite. We want to do our part, and to say it loudly enough that the individuals who are not comfortable with the idea of self disclosure don’t have to, but that they may also begin to experience some freedom from the shame stigma. There is no one-size fits all answer, but the stigma, and shame do more harm than good.

We at Williamsburg Therapy Group want to do everything in our power to combat that. Our hope is that this will become something much larger than us. We can only hope that this movement takes on legs of its own, and is truly embraced on a societal level.

I am human. I care about my health. I am in therapy.