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Holding Both: Using Dialectical Thinking in Trauma Therapy to Move Beyond All-or-Nothing Beliefs

In trauma therapy, we learn that healing rarely unfolds in neat, linear lines. More often, it reveals itself in paradoxes. We feel two truths pulling in different directions—yet both are
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Trauma therapy
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Feelings Aren’t Facts: A Trauma Therapy Perspective on Emotions, Needs, and Healing

We often hear the phrase “feelings aren’t facts.” But what do we really mean by that? It’s not that feelings are false. They are real, raw, and deeply alive in our
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On Life, Death, and Relationship: A Hundred Reminders of the Human Condition

As a trauma and couples therapist, I’m sharing a hundred reminders—of what matters, of what lasts, and of those who’ve moved me along the way with their words. Bonus: let the
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Exploring Internal Family Systems as a Path to Healing

The Multiplicity of Mind Internal Family Systems (IFS) begins with a quiet, radical assumption—the mind is multiple. Dr. Richard Schwartz, a systems family therapist working with clients struggling with Bulimia, began to
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somatic therapy for trauma
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Safety Is a State, Not a Trait: Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Therapy for Trauma and Anxiety

Polyvagal theory is often described as the science of feeling safe enough to fall in love with life while embracing the risks that come with living it fully. Our autonomic nervous
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somatic therapy for anxiety
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Glimmers: What Are They and How Can They Help Us Feel Safe Again?

In somatic therapy for anxiety and trauma, glimmers can be powerful tools for nervous system regulation. A term coined by Deb Dana, LCSW and author, glimmers are brief yet powerful moments
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Trauma Therapy in Long Beach
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Understanding Boundaries and Why They Feel So Hard After Trauma

A therapist’s guide to beginning boundary work, with insights from trauma therapy. Boundaries can be defined as the ability to set limits with others, and to recognize and respect the limits
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Family, Boundaries, and Becoming Ourselves

A South Asian therapist's reflections on family roles, identity, and what it means to set boundaries for ourselves. Growing up in South Asia, specifically, Nepal, I was assigned a family role
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Beyond the What-Ifs: Learning to Feel, Heal, and Ground Anxiety

Discover self-compassion, somatic tools, and mindful words to anchor you—and find support through therapy for anxiety in Long Beach. The low hum of anxiety, ever-present, looping through what ifs and worst-case
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Work With Your Partner’s Brain—Not Against It

Regulate, relate, then reason. Trying to reason with someone before they are regulated won't work and indeed will only increase frustration (dysregulation) for both of you. Effective communication, teaching, coaching,
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