How to Treat General Intense Anger, a Complex PTSD Symptom, in Autistic Adult Clients
What if your autistic client has immense rage? They are angry that, despite having earned a professional degree, they have been unable to secure a job commensurate with their background and education. They may spend years applying for jobs (only to get rejected...
Therapy, Suggestion, and the False Memory Trap
Therapy is supposed to be where healing starts, not where damage gets rerouted through the back door. But that’s exactly what happens when guidance turns into suggestion. When therapists push too hard for answers, clients start delivering what they think is expected....
When Everything Is Trauma, Nothing Is: The Dangerous Fallout of Diagnostic Buzzwords
Let’s skip the hashtags and therapy TikToks, and Reddit and YouTube therapists for a minute. The internet has turned mental health language into a kind of social currency. And right now, it’s in a state of inflation. Everyone’s a narcissist. Every disagreement...
Fawn Response: The Trauma Survival Pattern That’s Mistaken for Kindness
It often looks like compassion. It often gets praised as loyalty. But for many trauma survivors, the behavior known as the fawn response isn’t about kindness—it is about survival. The fawn response is the least recognized of the four primary trauma reactions: fight,...