All relationships are triggers. and can give us a wonderful as well as challenging opportunity for growth and change. Change can happen without growth but growth can only take place when we change. Love and connection can be triggers when we have attachment wounds from childhood that need to be addressed so that we can give and receive love as adults
THE HEALING POWER OF IN PERSON NYC THERAPY
In-person therapy has many benefits that online therapy cannot provide. For inner healing to begin, a foundation built on trust is needed.. For trust to be built, you must feel safe, seen, heard, and felt. This does not happen screen to screen but face to face and heart to heart in a connected relationship with yourself and your therapist walking this journey together.
HOW ABANDONMENT FEAR CAN THREATEN RELATIONSHIPS
Are you struggling with fear of abandonment issues that get in the way and interfere with your relationships? Do you feel anxious about confronting issues with your partner as you fear rejection can lead to abandonment? Do you have difficulties setting boundaries and tend to be a “pleaser” as you fear abandonment if you are authentically “you”?
HEALING FROM PARTNER BETRAYAL WOUNDS
WHY CHOOSING SAFE PEOPLE MATTERS
Being able to choose "safe" people is one of the most important choices you can ever make. When we surround ourselves with "unsafe" people there are many consequences. And the patterns can be familiar from your childhood and relationships with your caregivers.. The "unsafe" choices that we make reflect how we feel about ourselves and reveal how our wounded parts need to be addressed so that we can begin the healing process and have connected authentic relationships that are safe.
PREVENTING RELATIONSHIP DRAMA
Do you find yourself caught in cycles of tension, reactivity, or emotional chaos in your closest relationships? Underneath what we often call “drama” is a deeper need for emotional safety, connection, and understanding. In this post, we’ll explore how preventing relationship drama starts by healing the wounds that fuel it — and how therapy can help.
TOGETHER BUT FEELNG ALONE
NEGLECT AND EMOTIONAL NEEDINESS
When your emotional needs were ignored or dismissed growing up, you may find yourself feeling “too much” in relationships — always longing for reassurance and connection. In this post, I explore how childhood neglect can lead to emotional neediness in adulthood, and how therapy can help you heal and feel secure in yourself and your relationships.
RELATIONAL TRAUMA FROM PAINFUL BREAKUP
A painful breakup can feel like your entire world has been shattered. The loss of connection, trust, and hope can leave you questioning your worth and struggling to find yourself again. In this post, I explore how a breakup can create relational trauma, and how therapy can help you heal your heart and begin to move forward with compassion and courage.
HOW LACK OF EMPATHY FUELS DISCONNECTION
When we don’t feel understood, even in the most intimate relationships, it can leave us emotionally stranded. The absence of empathy—whether subtle or stark—erodes trust, safety, and connection. In this post, we’ll explore how a lack of empathy creates emotional disconnection and how healing in therapy can restore the deeper bond we long for.