by beachcitiespsy | Jun 11, 2024 | Trauma
Trauma is a slippery friend. Sometimes, it’s clear and easy to recognize. And sometimes, we don’t realize that the symptoms we are experience are symptoms of trauma at all. When people feel “burnout,” they are often struggling with secondary trauma and the compassion...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | Anxiety
People pleasing looks “nice” but it doesn’t work for a lot of reasons. Many years ago, I had a dream that sums up people pleasing beautifully. I was young and I wasn’t a therapist yet so I didn’t understand it then, but now I think of it as a gentle reminder. In my...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | EMDR, Trauma
Healing trauma may seem out of reach if you’ve spent a lifetime struggling with it or come from a family where trauma is a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. One of the reasons I use EMDR and enjoy working with clients with a history of...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | Anxiety
Do therapists really care or is it just a job? Are you wondering if your therapist really cares about you? If you are, you’re not alone. This comes up with clients a lot — they want to know if the caring they feel from me is real. I went for a walk with a therapist...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | Parenting
As a heterosexual cisgender woman, I value LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy tremendously but I also need to recognize my limitations in understanding what it’s like to struggle with these issues on a personal intimate level. Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Kyle...
