Dissociation and Trauma Therapy in Five Towns, Long Island

WHAT IS DISSOCIATION? Do you ever space out and just need to think of nothing? We all have moments where we space out and feel somewhat disconnected. How do we know, though, what is normal amounts of "spacing out" and when do these "mental escapes" become concerning? The word dissociation means not feeling connecting to yourself. This is a common experience individuals have, especially those who use it as a coping mechanism to escape stressful situations.

Read more about trauma therapy for dissociation and trauma in Five Towns, Nassau and across Long Island, NY.

Are you in the Five Towns, Nassau County or Long Island and looking for a therapist who can help you?

I understand how hard it is to venture out and seek someone who you will open up to, and allow them in to help you with your innermost worries, hopes, fears and wishes. At the same time, I commend you for beginning this search as it takes one step to begin making the change you seek; and research proves that good therapy helps people committed to change.

In my many years as a therapist, and even before then, many individuals had shared with me that they'd been"therapy shopping" for a while and were feeling frustrated. They had either started and felt confused or misunderstood the process, or began seeing someone and weren't sure how to know if it was a right fit and if they were progressing as they had hoped.

I've delineated some basic pointers on how to be good consumer of psychotherapy.

You want to get to the root of your suffering.

You want to experience relief at your core.

EMDR can help you.

Hope when you are looking for answers.

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Are you in the Five Towns, Nassau County or Long Island and looking for a therapist who can help you?

You want to get to the root of your suffering.

If you've been to talk therapy before or if you're seeking healing on a deeper level, you're at the right place.