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About Me
Approach
Specialties
Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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Individual Therapy
Women's Support Group
EMDR Intensives
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What Is EMDR Therapy - And How Does It Actually Work?
Trauma Therapy, EMDR, Nervous System Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/17/25 Trauma Therapy, EMDR, Nervous System Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/17/25

What Is EMDR Therapy - And How Does It Actually Work?

EMDR therapy 101! What it is, how it works, and if it can be done virtually. I also cover how it rewires trauma, reduces anxiety, and can shift long-held patterns.

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What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing
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What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing

C-PTSD isn’t just about what happened to you - it’s about what kept happening over time. This blog breaks down the signs of complex trauma, how it shows up in relationships, and how therapy with a trauma-informed EMDR therapist can help you begin healing.

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This is often what high functioning anxiety &  depression, perfectionism and people pleasers look like -⁣
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Doing well on the outside, smiling, ambition, friends.⁣
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But internally feeling disconnected, anxious, on edge, suppressed anger, numbnes Sometimes we mistake pushing through for strength - but ignoring our needs is just another form of self-neglect.⁣
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Self-compassion isn’t indulgent - it’s honest, gentle accountability, it’s feeling our feelings, it’s letting World mental health day!!⁣
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A reminder that just because someone’s smiling and extroverted and saying things are good and look fine on the outside doesn’t mean they aren’t struggling inside.⁣
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Here are some warning signs you&rsquo You’re not just staying busy to get more done.⁣
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You’re protecting yourself from the discomfort of being and doing less.⁣
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Stillness will feel foreign at first and you may feel restless or on edge and that’s okay.⁣
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Safety grows Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment on purpose.⁣
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Your nervous system doesn’t need you to do more - it needs you to just be here.⁣
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Save these mindful mantras for when you forget how to slow dow and need a reminder of stayin
When it comes to moving through your fight flight I find it so important to excess out your energy, move your body and THEN slow things down.⁣
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Here are some small ways to do it #fightflightfreeze #somatic #therapistsofinstagram #anxiety If you’re a recovering people pleaser or currently struggling with it - ⁣
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Old beliefs and patterns are going to come your way! What you do with it is important.⁣
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Here are some old thoughts and then a way to replace it with a healthy reframe
Healing doesn’t mean you’ll feel happy, positive or optimistic 24/7.⁣
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That’s not reality.⁣
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When we work on ourselves if means learning to ride the waves when life feels heavy. ⁣
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Resilience is built in the moments we allow ours

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