In Session
Welcome to In Session, the podcast where Gabrielle and Charice (Licensed MFTs) bring their expertise, empathy, and humor to conversations about mental health, emotional regulation, family systems, relationships, and well balanced living.
Join Gabrielle and Charice as they explore the complexities of the human experience, offering practical insights, evidence-based strategies, and a compassionate lens to help you navigate life’s challenges. From managing anxiety to building healthier relationships, they’ll guide you toward living with intention and resilience.
Whether you’re looking for tools to improve your emotional well-being, strengthen family dynamics, or create a more balanced lifestyle, In Session is your go-to resource for relatable, down-to-earth advice.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.
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Episodes
197 episodes
Perfectionism Is a Trauma Response
We treat perfectionism like a personality quirk — but for many of us, it started as a survival strategy: being "perfect" felt like the only way to stay safe or loved. This episode unpacks where perfectionism really comes from, how it shows up i...
ADHD Isn't Just for Kids
ADHD doesn't disappear at 18 — it just gets relabeled. Disorganized. Anxious. "Can't get it together." In this episode, we talk about adult ADHD: what it actually looks like beyond the hyperactive-boy stereotype, why it's so often missed or mis...
The Weight of Being "Fine"
High-functioning depression doesn't look like the movies. It looks like showing up, delivering, keeping it together — while feeling hollowed out the whole time. In this episode, we talk about masking: why it happens, how it gets mistaken for ma...
VIP Only: What We Actually Think When You Cancel Session
This is the conversation therapists don't usually say out loud. In this VIP episode, we get candid about what's actually going through our minds when a client cancels last-minute — especially right before a hard topic. We talk about cancellatio...
Anxious in a Calm Room: Understanding Generalized Anxiety
Why does anxiety show up when nothing is actually wrong? In this episode, we unpack Generalized Anxiety Disorder — what separates it from everyday worry, why overthinking so often masquerades as "just being responsible," and how a stable, calm ...
The Myth of "Just Get Over It"
Some losses get casseroles and bereavement leave. Others get silence — and a quiet expectation to move on. In this episode, we're talking about disenfranchised grief: the losses our culture doesn't fully recognize, from miscarriage and pet loss...
State of Mind 2026: The Trends We're Watching (and Worried About)
We're kicking off Season 8 with our annual mental health check-in — what we're seeing in our offices, what's shifting in the culture, and what we're hoping changes next. This episode covers four threads we can't stop thinking about: the rise of...
Faith, Spirituality, and Therapy
Faith can be one of the most powerful resources in someone's healing — but it can also become a reason someone stays stuck longer than they need to. In this episode, we talk about when spirituality and therapy work as a genuine team, and when s...
How OCD Impacts a Relationship
OCD doesn't stay contained to one person — it moves into the relationship and starts setting the rules. In this episode, we unpack how OCD shows up between partners, what it actually means to "own" your OCD instead of outsourcing it to the peop...
VIP Only: The Tupac Mentality - Boundaries or Avoidance?
When someone repeatedly hurts, disappoints, or disrespects you, is walking away a healthy boundary or an avoidance strategy?In the final episode of our Love Without Losing Yourself mini-series, we unpack what one listener calls ...
VIP Only: Single Isn't a Punishment
Is being single really the worst thing that could happen or have we just been taught to believe it is?In the second episode of our Love Without Losing Yourself mini-series, we explore why so many people fear being single more th...
When Love Becomes Your Entire Personality
Welcome to the first episode of our new mini-series, Love Without Losing Yourself.Have you ever looked up and realized you've become so focused on a relationship that you've lost sight of yourself? In this episode, we explore the ...
Before Summer Starts: What This Season Taught Us
Before summer begins, we wanted to have an honest conversation about the pressure, expectations, loneliness, comparison, and emotional pace that can come with this season.In this episode, we talk about what it means to move through summe...
VIP: Healing Changes You And Not Everyone Will Like It
Healing changes more than your mindset. It changes your relationships, your boundaries, and the version of you people have grown comfortable with.In this VIP episode, we explore the tension that can come with growth, the loneliness that ...
Emotional Maturity Isn’t Silence
On this episode of In Session, we unpack the idea that emotional maturity does not mean staying silent, avoiding conflict, or pretending everything is fine. We explore the difference between regulation and suppression, why so many peop...
Why We Stay in Situations That Hurt Us
If something is hurting us, why is it sometimes so difficult to leave?In this episode, we explore the emotional complexity behind staying in relationships, patterns, and environments that no longer feel healthy. We talk about familiarity...
VIP Episode Trailer Only: Rest Isn’t Lazy — It’s Regulated
In a culture that glorifies hustle and labels rest as laziness, many of us struggle to slow down—even when we’re exhausted. But what if the real issue isn’t discipline… it’s dysregulation?In this episode, we’re talking about the differen...
VIP: Rest Isn’t Lazy — It’s Regulated
In a culture that glorifies hustle and labels rest as laziness, many of us struggle to slow down—even when we’re exhausted. But what if the real issue isn’t discipline… it’s dysregulation?In this episode, we explore how nervous system pa...
Breaking Cycles Without Breaking Relationships
Growth doesn’t happen in isolation, it happens in relationship. And when you start breaking cycles, you’re not just changing your behavior… you’re disrupting patterns that other people have come to rely on.In this episode, we’re going de...
Why You Overreact (And What to Do Instead)
We’ve all had moments where our reaction didn’t match the situation but what if your “overreaction” isn’t random… it’s patterned?In this episode, Gabrielle and Charice unpack emotional reactivity in a way that goes beyond “just calm down...
Boundaries That Don’t Require a Speech
Let’s be honest—some of us aren’t bad at boundaries… we’re just too good at explaining them.In this episode, we’re talking about the kind of boundaries that don’t come with a paragraph, a disclaimer, or a full emotional backstor...
Family Roles We Never Signed Up For
Somewhere along the way, you became the responsible one… the fixer… the one everyone leans on.And the crazy part?Nobody ever asked you if you wanted that role.In this episode, we’re getting real about the family roles...
VIP Episode Trailer Only: “I Should Be Further By Now…”
“I should be further by now…”It’s a thought so many people carry — quietly, constantly, and with more weight than they realize.In this episode, we start unpacking the pressure behind that statement… the timelines we inherit, the c...
VIP: “I Should Be Further By Now”
In this VIP episode, we go beyond the surface and break down what therapists are really thinking when clients say, “I should be further by now.”We explore the deeper layers of shame, comparison, and internalized timelines ...