Trauma Therapy

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]

When we talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in kids, our culture tends to shrink it down to something almost cute, like a kid who likes their pencils lined up just so, or someone who washes their hands a little too often. But if you’re parenting a child or teen who actually has OCD, you know […]

When a chronic diagnosis enters your life, the world around you often pushes a very particular script. Fight. Stay positive. Find the silver lining. You’re told that with the right mindset, the right diet, or just a little more willpower, you can get your old life back. So what happens when your body doesn’t cooperate? […]

You’ve done the work. You can explain exactly where your anxiety comes from, name the childhood moment that shaped your fear of abandonment, and articulate your trauma with impressive clarity. And yet, none of it has actually changed how you feel. Your heart still races in certain situations. Your body still braces for danger that […]

We tend to treat the teenage years as an inevitably turbulent phase, filled with moody, door-slamming, one-word-answer moments. When your teen retreats to their room or responds to your questions with defensive silence, it’s easy to brush it off as typical rebellion. We assume that if something were seriously wrong, they’d tell us. Or it […]

When you’re living with depression, you’ve probably been told, in one way or another, to think your way out of it. Reframe your negative thoughts. Reconstruct your narrative. Talk through your childhood. And while traditional talk therapy has real value, there’s a significant limitation built into that approach: severe depression doesn’t primarily live in the […]