Therapy Blog
Thoughts from a therapist on anxiety, trauma, embodied living, and mental health
Why Do I Feel Like Something Is Wrong With Me?
Shame is not who you are. It is what you learned. Shame often feels deeply personal. It shows up as a quiet but persistent sense that something is wrong with us at our core. Not just that we...
When The Holidays Feel Emotionally Complicated
Why time with family can trigger old patterns The holidays often come with an unspoken emotional weight. Even when we genuinely want to connect, spending time with family can reopen old wounds or activate familiar patterns of behavior. You may notice yourself...
Beyond the Instagram Aesthetic: Pasadena Therapist Thoughts on Reclaiming Self-Care
There’s a quote from Nietzsche that I often return to in my work as a therapist: “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy”. We live in a culture that tells us to look outward for guidance. Social media is filled with images of “self-care”...
When the Dots Haven’t Connected Yet: Trusting the Process in Trauma Therapy
If you’ve ever walked out of a trauma therapy session thinking: “I’m not sure if anything is coming together… I just feel like I’m all over the place.” You are not alone. In fact, this is both a common and important phase of deep healing work, especially in trauma and...
Perfectionism and Procrastination: Two Sides of the Same Coin
We often treat perfectionism and procrastination as opposing traits. One is about overachieving, the other about avoiding. One gets praised, the other judged. But in truth, these two patterns are not opposites at all. They are deeply interconnected and often emerge...