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So many of us have been affected—directly or indirectly—by religious trauma or cultural trauma. In my work as [...]

One of the themes that comes up again and again in both my personal work and my professional [...]

A common experience I see with my clients—and one I’ve personally experienced earlier on in my own healing—is [...]

So… you’ve made it through the holidays. Congratulations. That alone is a big accomplishment. For many people, the [...]

So much of my work at this time of year in trauma therapy involves helping clients prepare for [...]

Complex PTSD (or C-PTSD) is a term that has become much more mainstream in recent years, especially in [...]

Following up from my previous blog about being alone — specifically the fear of being alone — I [...]

By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist A topic that comes up often in the therapy room—and outside of it—is the [...]

As a therapist and someone who’s been on both sides of the healing journey, I’ve gathered a few [...]

Something I struggled with early in both my personal and professional journey was helping clients feel like the [...]

What Is Somatic Trauma Therapy and How Do I Practice It? By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist There’s such a [...]

By Valeriya Bauer, Psychotherapist | Westlake Village, CA One of the themes that often comes up in the [...]

When we talk about “boundaries” today, it’s often in the context of personal growth and self-care — learning [...]

One of the most important aspects of trauma therapy is understanding what the process of healing actually looks [...]

One topic that has fascinated me since I first began studying psychology as a teenager is how people [...]

One of the biggest fallacies I see—in others, in my work, and even within myself—is the belief that [...]

One of my favorite topics to reflect on—both in my personal life and in my work as a [...]

By Valeriya Bauer, LMFT — Trauma Therapist in Westlake Village, CA In recent years, holistic psychotherapy has gained [...]

One of the common themes I see in trauma therapy—both in my professional work and sometimes in personal [...]

Part of trauma therapy is discovering something profound: you now have a choice, and you no longer have [...]