{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mindful Therapy Group","provider_url":"https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com","author_name":"Brianna Nelson","author_url":"https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com\/author\/bnelson\/","title":"Taking the First Step: Facing Your Fears About Therapy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7KDyJpXzLy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com\/blog-post\/taking-the-first-step-facing-your-fears-about-therapy\/\">Taking the First Step: Facing Your Fears About Therapy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com\/blog-post\/taking-the-first-step-facing-your-fears-about-therapy\/embed\/#?secret=7KDyJpXzLy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Taking the First Step: Facing Your Fears About Therapy&#8221; &#8212; Mindful Therapy Group\" data-secret=\"7KDyJpXzLy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Discover why starting therapy feels intimidating\u2014and why it's still worth it. Licensed mental health counselor Lauren Bratney explores common fears about beginning therapy, from vulnerability to fear of the unknown, and offers reassuring insights to help you take that first step toward healing.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mindfultherapygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Article-2-Mobile.png","thumbnail_width":940,"thumbnail_height":940}