Uncategorized Archives - Shrein Bahrami

To Niche or Not to Niche: Finding What is Right for Your Therapy Practice

by ShreinUncategorized 1 November, 20251 November, 2025Comments are Disabled

If you’ve been in private practice circles for more than a minute, you’ve probably heard it: “You need a niche!” It’s advice that’s everywhere and while it’s often well-intentioned, it can also leave therapists feeling pressured, boxed in, or even confused about where they belong. Let’s slow that conversation down. Because the truth is, niching …

Navigating Fears Around Not Taking Insurance in Private Practice

by ShreinUncategorized 11 October, 202511 October, 2025Comments are Disabled

Making the decision to run a private practice without accepting insurance can feel both empowering and terrifying. Many therapists dream of more autonomy, less administrative burden, and the freedom to structure their practices around their values. Yet, when it comes time to take the leap, understandably fears can surface. As a therapist and coach who …

Navigating the Pressure to Use Social Media to Attract Clients

by ShreinUncategorized 20 September, 2025Comments are Disabled

If you’re a therapist, coach, or healer, you’ve probably felt the pressure to show up on social media to attract clients. Maybe you’ve been told that you must have an Instagram strategy, post videos regularly, or keep up with ever-changing trends if you want to grow your practice. For many, this expectation feels exhausting, overwhelming, …

Impacts on Mental Health as a Female Entrepreneur

by ShreinUncategorized 5 November, 202211 October, 2025Comments are Disabled

Entrepreneurs are faced with the task of being their own boss. For many, this may sound like a blessing, yet the motivation necessary to start a business tends to also have a dark side. A strong internal critical voice that is never satisfied will make even the most successful entrepreneur focus on their flaws and …

3 Tips to Stay Balanced While Having a Side Hustle

by ShreinUncategorized 5 November, 202211 October, 2025Comments are Disabled

For a variety of reasons, one may find the need to add a side hustle to their full-time work. It may be a passion project they’ve always dreamed of doing or creating their own business on the side until it is financially profitable. Understandably adding more to one’s plate can lead to increased stress and …

Self-care for Healing Professionals During the Holidays

by ShreinBoundaries, energy, grounding, mindfulness, Self-care, Uncategorized 27 October, 202227 October, 2022Comments are Disabled

As the holiday season is fast approaching, it is important for those working in helping professions to prioritize or add to their self-care routine. As care providers, we are more regularly exposed to the realities of life; the highs but more often the lows. While we work hard to support others in finding a sense …

Understanding ADHD

by ShreinADHD, eating disorder, mindfulness, Therapy, Uncategorized 23 October, 202223 October, 2022Comments are Disabled

Many associate ADHD with young children, often boys, who cannot sit still and require medication such as Ritalin. Unfortunately, this generalization leaves many girls undiagnosed and thus not able to receive the support they deserve. As they continue to grow into adulthood, this lack of understanding by themselves, teachers, and family members creates an environment …

SMART Goals for Eating Disorder Recovery

by ShreinUncategorized 23 October, 202223 October, 2022Comments are Disabled

Setting goals in the recovery process can be both rewarding and daunting at the same time. If you make your goals too broad, then you risk the chance of giving up early in light of not achieving what you set out to achieve. However, by implementing SMART goal techniques, you can incrementally achieve smaller, yet …

Treating Eating Disorders Through the Lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS)

by ShreinUncategorized 23 October, 201823 October, 2018Comments are Disabled

One approach that I use in working with eating disorders is Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS holds the belief that within each person there exist many “parts” of self or sub personalities and that each have developed over time as a way to try to help manage the system as a whole. This might sound …

A Client’s Experience

by ShreinUncategorized 20 October, 2018Comments are Disabled

“I’ve had very mixed feelings about my eating disorder. It has ranged from making me feel powerful to completely hopeless and desperate. At one point I remember being terrified of how I could continue living my life with such a huge burden, and I wasn’t sure if I could. It was my drug and I …