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AK PSYCHOTHERAPY
About
About Me
Approach
Specialties
Trauma Therapy
Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
Services
Individual Therapy
Women's Support Group
EMDR Intensives
The Self-Trust Reset
FAQs
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Fees
Blog
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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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Healing After Gaslighting & Chronic Invalidation: Rebuilding Self-Trust When Your Reality Was Dismissed or Minimized
Trauma Healing & Relational Wounds Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 6/6/25 Trauma Healing & Relational Wounds Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 6/6/25

Healing After Gaslighting & Chronic Invalidation: Rebuilding Self-Trust When Your Reality Was Dismissed or Minimized

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive” or found yourself doubting your own emotions and memories, you may be healing from gaslighting or chronic invalidation. Here’s how to rebuild self-trust and reconnect with what’s real.

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Ever feel like being alone is supposed to help, but it actually makes you more anxious?⁣
You may just not fully know yourself or your nervous system just might not associate solitude with safety yet!⁣
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When you’ve spent years attuned to others You’re not too much - you were just never fully seen, supported, or protected!⁣
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If you grew up feeling like your emotions were too big, your needs too inconvenient, or your presence too intense - it makes sense that taking up space still feel
We ALL need more of: ⁣
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✨ More rest.⁣
✨ More play.⁣
✨ More nourishment.⁣
✨ More laughter.⁣
✨ More delight.⁣
✨ More awe.⁣
✨ More love.⁣
✨ More connection - with yourself and others.⁣
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Your nervous system isn’t asking for more work, productivit If you’ve been stuck in freeze mode or exhaustion lately…this one’s for you. ✨⁣
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It might feeeel like “lack of motivation ” on the outside, but you’re just shut down. ⁣
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Freeze isn’t failure! It’s a
If you call yourself “indecisive” - you’re probably just not used to trusting yourself!⁣
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Low self-trust can sound quiet, but it runs deep. It can keep you stuck in self-doubt loops, outsourcing every decision, and abandoning your Why does saying no feel so wrong - even when you know it’s right?

If you’ve ever spiraled after setting a boundary or felt guilty just for needing rest, you’re not alone. That guilt isn’t selfishness - it’s your nervous

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