Therapy Lab Blog

The latest news, resources, and insights from our team.

Your Therapist Lists OCD on Their Profile. Here’s How to Tell If They Actually Know How to Treat It.

ERP—Exposure and Response Prevention—is the gold-standard treatment for OCD. It’s the only psychotherapy with robust evidence for reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

SAT and ACT Accommodations Denied? What Families Need to Know About ADHD Documentation Standards in 2026

Both College Board and ACT have significantly tightened their requirements. A brief screening, a GP’s letter, or a report that’s more than 5 years old is increasingly unlikely to be accepted.

The Anxiety That Appeared at 40: Why Perimenopause Is Being Misdiagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Perimenopause can start in your late 30s, and its most common mental health symptoms—anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, mood swings, and rage—often arrive years before any period changes.

Grief Done Differently: Why “Sit With Your Feelings” Doesn’t Work for Everyone (and What Does)

Some people process grief by talking about it for months. And some people need something different.

Masking for 30 Years: What a Professional Adult Autism Assessment Actually Looks Like (and Why Your Screener Missed It)

Masking, the process of consciously or unconsciously suppressing autistic traits to fit neurotypical expectations, is exhausting.

The “Between-Session” Test: How to Tell If Your Teen’s Therapist Is Actually Doing CBT

Many teens in therapy are getting a weekly check-in, not treatment. They’re learning to narrate their anxiety but not to manage it.

Why Founders Quit Therapy (and What Would Actually Work): A Structured Approach for the Entrepreneurial Brain

Founders often tell us the same thing: “I tried therapy once. My therapist didn’t get it. I explained decision fatigue, and they wanted to talk about my upbringing."
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