In my office, I treat different trauma-related conditions. One is a type of PTSD called complex PTSD aka cPTSD. In short, it’s a cluster of symptoms that develop after lots of repeated awful experiences. OR it’s the kind of PTSD that is worsened by additional family or social hurts. Symptoms of cPTSD can include the […]
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As a trauma therapist, one of the main battles I help clients fight is the battle with their own mind. Trauma can trick you into thinking that you’re not good enough, not doing enough, not worthy of good things. It will try to make you remember bad things and make you forget everything that’s great
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Lots of people are asking the big questions of themselves these days. Personally, I’ve just experienced a major, joyous life change, but even the happiest changes can come with incredible stress and BIG shifts in perspective. More broadly, the news remains full of terrible things happening to people who don’t seem to deserve it. This
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It’s easy to get distant from your closest loved ones and not know how or why it happened… or how to fix it! Suddenly you just look up and…you’re lonely! It’s not too late to get back in touch. If you’ve been MIA for a minute, and need to reach out again, here’s the formula
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One of the things I love most about my clients is how genuinely thoughtful they are. Now, thinking a lot is often a feature of PTSD, depression, or anxiety. But in this context, it’s also a sign that, deep inside, they value the time and effort they’re investing in themselves! This is a huge potential
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Black history is filled with so much beauty, and so much trauma. We are resilient. And we have so many more things to overcome. Sometimes, when you’re processing your own story, it’s helpful to work with someone who is familiar with the bigger forces in our world. These forces also impact us individually. It’s helpful
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FIRES: The 5 major signs of Burnout, How to prevent it, and what to do if it’s too late for prevention.
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Why have you been working this hard? Let’s see if we can find an explanation for you, whether you’re the anxious, the unseen, the yes-person, the artist, or the procrastinator.
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We all benefit from advice to solve problems. But therapy is more than advice. It is a framework to help you understand why you do the things you do, and to help you connect with the wisdom of your emotions, without being controlled by your emotions.
Hardworking people, of all different backgrounds, ethnicities, and faiths, are more open than ever to doing their deep inner work, to reduce the self-sabotage and self-doubt they feel at every stage of their work.
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Are you struggling to handle your biggest feelings? What does it mean to get triggered? And more importantly, what are you supposed to do when you get triggered by something?
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