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Partners of trauma survivors are one of the most underappreciated populations in mental health, generally speaking. The support that exists is largely built around the survivor and their needs for secure attachment. It is likely that even when made visible, you have felt like an afterthought in a narrative not really your own.

When couples argue, they are rarely arguing about what they superficially appear to be bickering about. Deep beneath the surface of most relational ruptures is a powerful, insistent, emotional signal such as of fear, longing, grief, or shame that feels thwarted from being heard, let alone appreciated. Real change happens through the experience of emotion in the moment. Bringing the emotion to life in the therapy room is a powerful experience.

Therapy is like an unfolding Origami. At the heart of it is a desire to connect and be seen. Metaphors can be highly useful in helping people reconceptualize their lived reality. Metaphors also open doors by making ideas and feelings resonate for us as a deeply personal breeze enveloping us.

My path to a consolidated model for self-consideration of our own lived experiences, and how we can be known to ourselves - and others as we choose.