Life takes us by surprise on a daily basis. No one can anticipate the difficulties they may face in their lifetime. Events and circumstances can result in feelings that aren't always easily understood and that are frequently uncomfortable. People can feel lost during these trying times resulting in feeling detached and scared.
Are you feeling like life is too much of a struggle or that your relationship shouldn't have to be so much work? Perhaps you've lost a loved one and just can't make sense of it. Maybe you've been feeling disconnected from friends and family. Are you hiding and caught in unhealthy patterns like alcohol or drug abuse?
Are you feeling like life is too much of a struggle or that your relationship shouldn't have to be so much work? Perhaps you've lost a loved one and just can't make sense of it. Maybe you've been feeling disconnected from friends and family. Are you hiding and caught in unhealthy patterns like alcohol or drug abuse?
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I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 42569) and Sandplay Practitioner on the West Side of Los Angeles. I received my training from Pacifica Graduate Institute. My academic and post graduate training are firmly rooted in Jungian and psychodynamic theories and depth psychology. I am a analytic candidate in the final stage of training at the CG Jung Institute of Los Angeles.
The causes of upset and pain are not always easily identifiable. Many people get into therapy because they have feelings that are nagging at them, or because they are stuck in their life and cannot understand how or why. Often misplaced energy in the form of anxiety and/or depression can pull focus and drain a person of the energy they need to function and manage on a daily basis.
It is a challenge for the many that answer to the call of what Linda Schierse Leonard refers to as "the Demon Lover." Addiction can be a push-pull love affair with a variety things. Manipulating, abusing or becoming dependent on alcohol, drugs, food, sex, love, people, work and/or gambling is the psyche's way of helping certain individuals navigate the discomfort of the everyday world.
Life is stressful, no doubt. How you handle the stress is what is important. Do you hold it inside? Or does your stress leak out onto others like friends, partners or family members? Often times, built up stress can cause major obstacles in life. If left unattended, stress can lead to physical ailments and psychological and emotional suffering.
It can take a person a few days or several years to feel and manifest signs and symptoms of trauma. Founded and developed by Laurie Leitch, PhD and Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, The Trauma Resiliency Model focuses on the gentle release of blocked energy from the Nervous System thereby restoring its balance (Miller-Karas and Leitch).
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