Kavita Hatten MS LPC

10/16/2026

Most women can describe their type with a lot of confidence. Maybe tall, ambitious, charismatic, whatever the list looks like for you. What is worth examining is why that particular "type" keeps showing up, and whether it is actually serving you. I wrote more about where that pull comes from:

Everyone has dating and relationship preferences. Women, especially, tend to describe their ideal type with a lot of confidence. It may be tall, dark, and handsome. It may be someone with ambition and swagger. It may be emotionally unavailable, traditionally masculine, creative, or charismatic. What...

10/10/2026

If you find yourself managing everyone else's emotions before you even notice your own, that pattern has a name, and it has a way forward.

Kavita Hatten Offers In-Depth Codependency Therapy in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Throughout Arizona Codependency is often referred to as a pattern of behavior where individuals prioritize the needs, desires, and well-being of others at the expense of their own. While it often stems from a desire to ca...

10/04/2026

Trust does not come back all at once, and it rarely comes back looking the same way it did before. If you are wondering whether you can ever trust your husband again after something broke that trust, the answer depends on more than just what happened. I wrote about what actually goes into rebuilding it:

Trust between partners is one of the most important factors in a marriage or long term relationship. Trust is what provides the safety, the comfort, and the confidence that the marriage is strong. When it breaks – whether over time or all at once – it can feel as though the relationship will nev...

09/29/2026

Perimenopause brings hormonal changes that show up physically, but the mental health symptoms are just as real and often go unnamed. Mood shifts, anxiety, and a sense of losing yourself can all be part of this transition, and they deserve real support rather than being brushed off as something to push through. I wrote about how therapy can help during this stage of life:

Long before menopause, in a woman’s late 30’s, 40s, and 50s, the body begins to experience hormonal changes. This transitional period is known as perimenopause. Physically, a person may experience hot flashes, irregular periods, and other symptoms that are lesser but similar to those that are ex...

09/23/2026

Healing does not happen on a schedule, even when everyone around you seems to think it should, and giving yourself permission to move at your own pace is part of the process.

09/12/2026

Short form content has made it feel like everyone else understands relationships better than you do. A fifteen second clip about attachment styles or red flags can be interesting, but it is not therapy, and it is not designed to reflect your specific situation. I wrote about how that constant stream of dating advice online can actually work against you:

There is so much relationship content online. At any moment, you can log into TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, or any other short form video platform and watch potentially hours of 15 second clips related to dating and relationships: The content is interesting, funny, informative, self-reflective – it g...

06/28/2026

Being single doesn't have to be a waiting room. For some people, learning to genuinely love being on their own, not as a fallback but as a life that feels full and worthwhile on its own terms, is some of the most meaningful work they do. Whether a relationship eventually comes or not, that foundation matters.

Some people love and embrace the single life. But many others desire long term, fulfilling relationships. The challenge is that you cannot force someone to be in a relationship with you. Not all relationships work out, not all potential partners are available or ready for commitment, and not everyon...

06/21/2026

Grief isn't linear and it isn't proportional. You don't grieve according to how long you were together, or how the relationship ended, or whether other people thought it was serious. You grieve according to what it meant to you. Give yourself permission to honor that without the measuring stick.

Kavita Hatten Offers Compassionate Grief and Loss Therapy in Phoenix, and Throughout Arizona They say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, but the experience of loss can be profound, distressing, and long lasting – especially if you don’t feel like you have the r...

06/15/2026

Burnout doesn't stay at work. It comes home with you, and the person most likely to feel the effects of it is your partner. Knowing how to talk about what you're carrying, before resentment builds or the relationship starts absorbing the cost, is a skill worth developing.

It often feels like life has become more overwhelming now than ever before. Part of that may be the stage we are in our lives – many of us trying to navigate difficult careers, parenting, relationships, and more – but that does not explain all of it. There are issues now that can increase burnou...

06/08/2026

Your relationship health and your mental health are not separate things. The quality of your closest relationships, how safe you feel, how seen you feel, how much of yourself you can actually show, shapes your emotional wellbeing in ways that therapy, self-help, and solo work can only partially address.

As a therapist, one area of focus for my practice is individual relationship therapy. This type of therapy differs a bit from couples counseling, in that it is about you and your feelings, role, etc. in the relationship. Our goal working together is to make sure that you are feeling your best, wheth...