This week on Off The Couch, The Psych Guys discuss the emotional expression sports can provoke in fans, and suggest that this abundance of feeling can be very helpful to tap into for a better understanding of yourself and your partner!

This week, the Psych Guys talk about saying sorry in Off The Couch! Saying you’re sorry can be hard in a relationship, but receiving the apology can be just as difficult. To work through a relationship challenge both may be needed, and the Psych Guys dive head-first into this partnership between expressing remorse and embodying forgiveness!

In this weeks episode of Off The Couch, The Psych Guys use Tim’s recent and new triathlon experience to show therapeutic coping skills in action! Using our anxiety to motivate us towards new and intimidating challenges, and mindfulness to help maintain our commitment to them, is clearly shown in Tim’s undertaking of this challenge.

This week, The Psych Guys dissect the structure of a panic attack in Off The Couch. Panic attacks are incredibly scary, and can feel like a full-blown heart attack with a swift trip to the ER for some! The Psych Guys pull apart the elements that create a panic attack for better insight into how one actually occurs, while validating just how real and severe it is for the person experiencing it.

The Psych Guys are back in Off The Couch to discuss the prevalent client complaint of not feeling heard. Many of us throughout our lives do not feel heard by others, be it family, friends, or partners. But what can we do about it? The Psych Guys lean into this question and offer an alternative perspective focusing more on how to be heard, rather than simply not feeling it.

The Pysch Guys discuss TikTok, and its influence on client perspectives. TikTok allows us all to connect in a swift and present way to others around the world. However, relating to another’s mental health experience via fleeting posts can sometimes lead us down a path to faulty self-diagnoses. The Psych Guys discuss the benefits of remaining open to therapeutic options that may differ from what we’ve picked up on TikTok.

The Psych Guys take a moment to engage in a sensitive and timely topic, sharing how they approach clients struggling with current global humanitarian conflicts. They discuss what coping looks like when deeply held beliefs are triggered by external factors including social media, contradictory perspectives, and even our own nervous system’s reaction.

The Psych Guys offer a view into the other side of the therapeutic relationship with their new limited series Off The Couch. In this episode, they discuss the age old client question: “what are you really thinking during session?” The answer: no judgment, unconditional positive regard, and occasional frustration due to an unbridled desire to help!