Thoughts from a Therapist

Helpful tips on How to Expand your Personal and Relational Wellness

Latest Blog Posts

Bridging psychology and philosophy with depth, wisdom, and a poetic touch—guiding minds toward meaning, healing, and transformation.

  • Parenting and Rowboats

    There is more than one way to skin a cat they say… and there is more than one way to row a boat, but if there are two people rowing that boat you better find a common way. and so it is with parenting, guiding, directing, and mentoring our young…

    Continue reading…

  • It is only fear

    Fear used to be super useful on a day to day basis… it kept us from allowing our curiosity to pick up deadly reptiles and such… it kept us in caves when big things were growling… and lurking sure, I guess fear is actually still pretty useful in that it…

    Continue reading…

  • Breathe before you help others to breathe

    You settle into your seat on the airplane and right before takeoff you hear the familiar mantra: “In the event of pressure loss in the cabin, oxygen masks will deploy from the ceiling above you… please safely secure your own mask before attempting to assist others…”   We all hear…

    Continue reading…

  • Attunement Exercise

    In building an empathetic ability it is very important that people first advance their ability to attune to another person. I will briefly explain attunement, then I will offer a practical – easy to use – intervention.

    Continue reading…

  • Hope in a space of Hopelessness

    Quick summary: In this post I will offer a metaphor that sheds light on a common misperception of hope – being that hope is connected only to concrete outcomes… that hope is a belief that things will one day be what they are not ever to be. Instead perhaps there…

    Continue reading…

  • Wind Blown Hair (Music Post)

    Quick Summary: This is a song that I wrote in 2006ish (can’t honestly remember) that playfully uses sounds and images to paint a feeling. The theme surrounds the wisdom that can be faintly experienced by mindfully holding attention on nature and the seasons while trying to put perception in a…

    Continue reading…

  • I'm not alone (Music)

    Quick Summary: This is a song that I wrote in 2010 about accepting the peace of my current restful space. I was in the process of building up my private practice after about 8 years of working in community mental health. During the building time I was practicing Jiu Jitsu…

    Continue reading…

  • Shed Your Old Skin (Music)

    Quick summary: This is a song that I wrote in 2008 about the need to change… fundamentally. I was in a time of extremely heavy stress do mostly to my job placement working with children who had (and often still were) experiencing unthinkable trauma. After a period of time of…

    Continue reading…

  • Come to Carry us Home (music)

    Quick summary: This is a song I wrote in 2010 as I sat in a rocking chair nervously waiting for the first phone call from my biological parents. The song is about the confusion surrounding identity that results from one’s (my) contemplation about adoption. The first section is the emotional…

    Continue reading…

William Bishop, LPC, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor

Greetings! I am an Online Psychotherapist, Coach, Supervisor, and Consultant based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In addition to running a private practice, I write a blog offering free insights on relationships, philosophy, wellness, spirituality, and the deeper questions of life. My goal is to provide meaningful support to anyone seeking clarity, growth, and connection.

If you’re interested in Online therapy, coaching, supervision, or consultation, I invite you to visit SteamboatSpringsTherapy.com. There, you can learn more about my services and how we can work together. Whether you’re looking for practical guidance or deeper transformation, I look forward to connecting with you.