What is Racial Trauma?
You might have heard the term racial trauma being used to describe the experience of people who have experienced historical oppression...
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LGBTQ-friendly psychologist helping adolescents and adults heal from traumatic grief, using EMDR, clinical hypnosis, Solution-Focused Therapy and CBT.
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Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD
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Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD
- Mar 27
- 4 min
Trusting After Trauma
Courage is the ability to show others your vulnerable, less polished and impervious sides. This is especially hard in situations where it...
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Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD
- Feb 6
- 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.
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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