Our brains evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to thrive in small, tight-knit communities where physical movement was constant, social bonds were essential for survival, and threats were immediate and concrete. Yet in just a few decades, we've created an environment that contradicts nearly every aspect of how our minds are designed to function.

A non-pathologizing approach to therapy offers a different lens—one rooted in the idea that your struggles are not signs of defect or disorder, but adaptations. They are evidence of how you’ve survived.

In this post, we’ll explore the differences between constructivist and objectivist therapy approaches, and how each shapes the therapeutic relationship, the role of the client, and what we consider to be “problems” in the first place.