Temple Morris

Being a human is hard. Anxiety keeps us up at night. Depression weighs us down. And that critical voice never fails to let us know exactly how we screwed up. We feel numb, disconnected from those we love and disengaged from what matters most. Looking at our lives, we realize that this is not what we planned on, and the life we yearn for seems out of reach. Many of my clients come to me because they are feeling “stuck” in their lives. They often feel a loss of satisfaction, joy, or meaning in their lives. That “stuckness” may take many forms. For some, it’s incessant anxiety or a chronic sense of emptiness. For others, it may involve difficulties with intimacy and relationships. For many, it shows up as unrelenting self-criticism and persistent shame. Nobody wants pain, but we all have it. And frankly, a well-lived life is more than the absence of pain — it is the presence of meaning and purpose. So rather than just focusing on what people don’t want in their lives, I am most interested in helping people reorient to what they do want their lives to be about. My aim is to help people live lives of integrity, vitality, and meaning even when the inevitable pain of life visits them.