“Trauma-informed” has become a buzzword. Therapists put it on websites, yoga studios use it in their marketing, and workplaces include it in their brochures. But trauma-informed care isn’t a slogan. It’s a standard. A set of behaviors. A way of practicing that...
Many clients enter therapy believing their job is simply to come in once a week and recount the hardest parts of their week. It feels good to be heard. It feels good to be validated. But feeling heard is not the same as being healed. If you’ve been in therapy for...
One of the biggest reasons people avoid therapy — especially trauma therapy — is this fear: “If I start telling my story, I won’t be able to stop.” “If I open that door, I’ll fall apart.” “I don’t want to relive it.” “I’m scared a therapist will make me tell every...
If you’ve ever said: “I feel like I’m here, but not really here.” “It’s like the world goes foggy.” “Sometimes things just don’t feel real.” “I feel like I’m outside of my body watching myself.” …you’re not alone, and you’re not “losing your mind.” You’re dissociating...
Many women hesitate to seek a diagnosis because they fear what it will mean. “If I have PTSD, does that mean I’m broken?” “Does this mean I’m damaged?” “Will people think I’m crazy?” “I don’t want a label that stays with me forever.” I hear these fears every week from...
If you’re struggling with PTSD symptoms — sleeplessness, panic, emotional numbness, hypervigilance — you may have heard some version of: “My therapist is really supportive.” “They’re so kind, I feel safe with them.” “They get me.” And that matters. You deserve warmth....
