Trauma Recovery Blogs | Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

What are the different types of attachment?

24 hours ago
4 min

What are the different types of attachment?

Attachment styles influence how you handle stress and form relationships later in life. This post discusses different types of attachment.

2 views0 comments

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Jan 29
3 min

Removing the Limits on Love

To protect yourself, you may have closed yourself off from having open-hearted encounters with other people. It is not that you are...

0 views0 comments

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Dec 11, 2022
4 min

How To Deal with Fear of Mass Shootings

There have been an appalling number of mass shootings in the United States and abroad. The most recent appears to have been driven by...

3 views0 comments

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Feb 15, 2022
7 min

13 Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Have you ever had something happen to you at the hands of another person, and not been able to let it go? Even now as you think about it,...

14 views0 comments

How You Can Recover After PTSD From Narcissistic Abuse

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Jan 2, 2022
5 min

How You Can Recover After PTSD From Narcissistic Abuse

Interacting with people who have mental illnesses like Narcissistic or Borderline Personality Disorder can be unpleasant because people...

147 views0 comments

How Does Religious Trauma Affects You (And How Can You Heal)?

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Dec 19, 2021
4 min

How Does Religious Trauma Affects You (And How Can You Heal)?

First off, I think religion and spirituality can be a very healthy, meaningful, supportive part of your life. Obviously, not everyone who...

98 views0 comments

5 Signs You're Healing from Trauma (Even When Progress Feels Slow)

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Aug 30, 2021
7 min

5 Signs You're Healing from Trauma (Even When Progress Feels Slow)

The road to recovery from traumatic stress can seem like a very daunting journey. Facing the painful things that happened to you when you...

58 views0 comments

What Are The Three Stages Of Trauma Recovery?

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Jun 28, 2021
5 min

What Are The Three Stages Of Trauma Recovery?

Recovering from a traumatic incident can be difficult, but very rewarding work. According to the work of Dr. Judith Herman, trauma...

896 views0 comments

When your Child or Teen Has Been Traumatized

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Dec 28, 2018
2 min

When your Child or Teen Has Been Traumatized

Adults can forget how hard life can be for children and adolescents. We got through our own childhoods as best we could, but we might...

27 views0 comments

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Jun 26, 2018
6 min

Are You Fighting With Your Family?

Are you having a hard time understanding, cherishing, and appreciating your family members? Together we can find out and come to see the...

8 views0 comments

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

May 7, 2018
3 min

How Do You Soothe Yourself?

People who suffer loss and trauma often self-soothe by using alcohol and drugs. In one 2010 study, a sample of 587 patients with...

5 views0 comments

Getting a Divorce? 5 Obstacles to Overcome So Your Kids Are Protected

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Jan 8, 2018
6 min

Getting a Divorce? 5 Obstacles to Overcome So Your Kids Are Protected

I realize not everyone who reads this blog has children or is getting a divorce. However, I see quite a few children who are in the midst...

11 views0 comments

We can get through this together

I am an LGBTQ-friendly psychologist who helps adolescents and adults heal from traumatic grief, using EMDR, clinical hypnosis, Solution-Focused Therapy and CBT.

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD
(CA Lic. #PSY 19046)
(FL Lic. #TTPY1524)

Contact Me

Lisa S. Larsen, Psy.D.
(CA Lic. #PSY19046)

3123 W. Avenue L-8,
Lancaster, CA 93536

661-233-6771

Email: drlisaslarsen@lisaslarsen.com

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD (CA Lic. #PSY 19046) (FL Lic. #TTPY1524)

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD
(CA Lic. #PSY 19046)
(FL Lic. #TTPY1524)