Unpacking the past (and the groceries) with your therapist

Unpacking the past (and the groceries) with your therapist

By Charlie Kolodziej For The New York Times On her way to a client’s house, Debra Borden, a therapist in Water Mill, N.Y., might stop to pick up groceries. This may seem a tad unorthodox. But if her client wants to unpack their trauma, that means making a lasagna. Borden practices cooking therapy, an experiential therapy discipline in which licensed counselors cook meals alongside their clients. Like art therapy or pet therapy, cooking therapy i…