CENTERED PSYCHIATRY™
    Kathy J Russeth, MD, SC

What if therapy isn’t about getting it right, but about staying present, curious, and open to what happens next? In this post, I share how a sandbox metaphor helps me work with twice-exceptional patients and others who long to feel seen, met, and real in the therapy space.

Many twice-exceptional individuals learn to hide their struggles behind strengths—masking their true needs. This post explores how a 2e clinical lens reveals the complexity beneath the surface, where brilliance and vulnerability coexist.

Feeling like something’s wrong with you? Maybe it’s not dysfunction—it’s misalignment. A compassionate reframe for sensitive, deep-thinking minds.

When bright minds struggle, it's not failure—it's misunderstanding. Rethink giftedness, twice-exceptionality, and what’s truly possible.