0
Skip to Content
AK PSYCHOTHERAPY
About
About Me
Approach
Specialties
Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
Services
Individual Therapy
Professional Consultation
Therapist Support & Consultation Group
EMDR Intensives
FAQs
FAQs
Fees
Blog
Free Consultation
AK PSYCHOTHERAPY
About
About Me
Approach
Specialties
Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
Services
Individual Therapy
Professional Consultation
Therapist Support & Consultation Group
EMDR Intensives
FAQs
FAQs
Fees
Blog
Free Consultation
Folder: About
Back
About Me
Approach
Folder: Specialties
Back
Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
Folder: Services
Back
Individual Therapy
Professional Consultation
Therapist Support & Consultation Group
EMDR Intensives
Folder: FAQs
Back
FAQs
Fees
Blog
Free Consultation
Understanding Functional Freeze: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal
Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/19/25 Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/19/25

Understanding Functional Freeze: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal

Feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected even while "functioning"? You might be experiencing functional freeze - a survival response to chronic stress and trauma. Learn what functional freeze is, signs to look for, and how to start healing.

Read More

Book Free Consult

Book Free Consult Book Free Consult

AK Psychotherapy

Holistic Virtual Therapy in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and Maryland.

Navigate

About
Approach
Individual Online Therapy
Women’s Support Group
Therapy Intensives
EMDR
Specialties
FAQs
Fees
Blog

If the relationship costs your sense of self, it’s not intimacy - it’s reenactment.⁣ ⁣ The body chases what’s familiar, even when it hurts.⁣ ⁣ To work through this is when you stop calling self-abandonment love. And start believing When joy and the present moment feels unsafe.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes, the hardest moments aren’t the painful ones they’re actually the peaceful ones.⁣ ⁣ Because peace and the present can feel unfamiliar or uncomfy when your nervous system is used t We all carry core emotional wounds - the deep-rooted beliefs that quietly shape our reactions, relationships, and self-worth.⁣ ⁣ Noticing which one feels most familiar is the first step toward holding it with compassion. Before we do anything to shif When your drive starts replacing your peace - it’s time to pause. ⁣ ⁣ Productivity doesn’t always mean progress. Sometimes, the best most “productive” thing you can do is slow down and let yourself be ironically. ⁣ ⁣ Save thes Hyper-independence often gets praised as strength - but for many, it began as self-protection.⁣ ⁣ When your nervous system has learned that relying on others leads to disappointment, your body says: I’ll just do it all myself.⁣ ⁣ It’s abo The small ways to rebuild your self trust matter!⁣ ⁣ Owning your own decisions, validating your own emotions, fully creating self care rituals, holding boundaries. and follow through on your word are just to name a few. ⁣ ⁣ Which do you want to try?
When your nervous system equates harmony with safety, fawning can take over.⁣ ⁣ You start saying “it’s fine” when it’s not, over-apologizing to keep the peace, and anticipating others’ needs before your own so you can mi
Perfectionism feels like quietly failing, procrastinating and taking hours to do things, never feeling like enough, silently falling a part and experiencing deep anxiety while appearing so put together on the outside ⁣ ⁣ Perfectionists are usually am

CONNECT

Alyssa Kushner, LCSW
alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com

Follow me on instagram!
Website Template by Walker Strategy Co.