Diagnoses can be helpful tools, in that they help us make sense out of our experiences, put a name to our struggles and remind us that we’re not alone. However, they can limiting too.  For many, receiving a diagnosis can feel like a life sentence (“I am depressed” versus “I am struggling with depression right now”).  I don’t believe in defining a person by what they struggle with, and that’s not how I approach this work.  I believe that therapy helps us to accept the parts of ourselves that struggle so that we can have greater access to the parts of ourselves that allow us to thrive.