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Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
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Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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Individual Therapy
Women's Support Group
EMDR Intensives
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Sometimes fawning isn’t loud or obvious - it shows up in the quiet ways we try to keep the peace. ⁣ ⁣ Fawning is a trauma and fear based response where you prioritize others’ needs, comfort, or approval over your own to avoid conflict, ha Soooo important to practice self compassion no matter what.⁣ ⁣ Here are a few mantras to claim - which resonates most?⁣ ⁣ Or share your own below please! #selfcompassion✔️ #selfcompassionjourney #selflove #mantras #selfacceptance #therapistsofinstagr ✨ Control is often praised as competence… but so much of it is just fear in disguise. When we don’t feel safe, we cling tighter. Letting go isn’t weakness or bad, it means you’re learning to trust #control #therapistsofinstag

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