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What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy? A New York Therapist Explains Why It Matters

Dina had been in therapy twice.

She understood her patterns. She could name her triggers. She'd done the work.

And she still couldn't stop shutting down when her husband raised his voice—even a little.

"Maybe I'm just broken," she said, settling into my couch.

I took a breath and leaned in.

"Dina, you're not broken. You may have been in therapy that wasn't designed for what your body is holding."

She looked at me, confused.

"What do you mean?" Read more about trauma informed counseling and book your first session with Expert Esther Goldstein in her new york office, today!

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Why Therapy for the Therapist Matters: The Somatic Story No One Tells

Her body was screaming. She just couldn’t hear it. Her schedule was full of helping others but when it came to her own life, she was disconnected. She landed up on my couch and her healing belong. Discover how somatic therapy NYC and therapy for the therapist bring the healer back home.

Book an initial session at my therapy office in NYC with Esther Goldstein trauma therapist.

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5 Somatic Symptoms Commonly Felt by People Exposed to Gaslighting

When you are in a relationship with unhealthy dynamics , if you slow down and listen carefully, you will notice familiar sensations inside your body. These sensations will have descriptive qualities to them. Usually you won’t attach a cognitive memory to that feeling right away but you recognize that the “felt sense” of your experience is not new. You have felt it before in another time and another place. Your body is trying to tell you something. It perceives a threat to your safety. It is trying to remind you of ways that have helped you stay safe in the past. What you are feeling is called a somatic “felt sense.”

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