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Published On: November 17, 2025What Is Somatic Trauma Therapy and How Do I Practice It? By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist There’s such a [...]
Published On: November 10, 2025By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist | Westlake Village, CA One of the themes that often comes up in the [...]
Published On: November 3, 2025When we talk about “boundaries” today, it’s often in the context of personal growth and self-care — learning [...]
Published On: October 27, 2025One of the most important aspects of trauma therapy is understanding what the process of healing actually looks [...]
Published On: October 20, 2025One topic that has fascinated me since I first began studying psychology as a teenager is how people [...]
Published On: October 13, 2025One of the biggest fallacies I see—in others, in my work, and even within myself—is the belief that [...]
Published On: October 6, 2025One of my favorite topics to reflect on—both in my personal life and in my work as a [...]
Published On: September 29, 2025By Valeriya Bauer, LMFT — Trauma Therapist in Westlake Village, CA In recent years, holistic psychotherapy has gained [...]
Published On: September 22, 2025One of the common themes I see in trauma therapy—both in my professional work and sometimes in personal [...]
Published On: September 15, 2025Part of trauma therapy is discovering something profound: you now have a choice, and you no longer have [...]
Published On: September 8, 2025One of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of trauma therapy—for both my personal and professional journey—has been [...]
Published On: September 6, 2025The irony of this blog is that while I was writing it, I lost everything I had typed. [...]
Published On: September 1, 2025One of the most important aspects of change and healing, especially when doing trauma therapy, is being willing [...]
Published On: August 25, 2025As a trauma therapist, I often hear clients ask, “Is therapy actually helping me?” It’s an honest and [...]
Published On: August 18, 2025One of the most common—and often overlooked—sources of emotional pain I witness as a trauma therapist is the [...]
Published On: August 11, 2025Early on in my personal journey, I noticed just how much negative self-talk had taken root in my [...]
Published On: August 4, 2025By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist Everyone in this world has a difficult time. Life isn’t easy—and it was never [...]
Published On: July 28, 2025By Valeriya Bauer, a Trauma Psychotherapist Have you ever stopped to consider how the beliefs you hold about [...]
Published On: July 21, 2025By Valeriya Bauer, a Trauma Psychotherapist Whether you're engaging in trauma therapy, EMDR therapy, individual therapy, or relationship [...]
Published On: July 16, 2025Many people on a healing journey find themselves constantly looking outside themselves for validation—whether it's in relationships, work, [...]
