Articles by Bre Gentile, PhD
Bre Gentile brings over 10 years of clinical psychology experience to her work, with the last three years being in innovative research at the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco. Prior to joining the research team, she spent time at Google where she conducted user research on their hardware. Before that, she worked as clinical advisor at X2AI, where she created content for chatbots delivering on-demand mental health. Bre holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. When she’s not teaching dance classes at Equinox in San Francisco, you’ll find her enjoying chai and London fogs at playgrounds with her two sons. She’s always available to geek out on resilience factors and use machine learning to predict outcomes in trauma.
by Bre Gentile, PhD | Sep 5, 2019 | Clinical Corner
If you or your clients love someone who abuses substances, you may find yourself with a lot of decisions to make — including whether to continue in the relationship. While you’re making these decisions, having boundaries are like having lines in the sand. Although you get to choose where to draw the line, once it’s crossed, you need to act. Mastering boundaries is a skill that needs and deserves consistent practice. And in the end, it is up to you. These are four boundaries that can be helpful whether you stay in or leave the relationship. Here we go.
by Bre Gentile, PhD | Aug 15, 2019 | Post-Grad
We are often bombarded with statements like, “Keep striving!” and “Never settle.” These seemingly motivational statements keep us on a path of determination that keeps us moving towards our goal. Or do they?
What if I were to tell you the key to grad school is not to “never settle” but rather to settle momentarily, until your next endeavor? That’s what I experienced, and that is where I think the magic happened.
I took 10 years to complete my doctoral program, and had two children in the meantime. By the time I was finishing my internship, most of my matriculating cohort had passed their licensure exams and were starting their careers. I had a sense of urgency come over me every day. I started looking at post-docs before I had finished my internship. I started thinking about opening my own practice before I landed a post-doc.
