Pasadena Trauma Therapy

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Pasadena Trauma Therapy

Instagram Hi Everyone! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pasadena, CA. Welcome!

My specialties include working with complex PTSD/ Trauma (emotional, sexual, physical, neglect, in**st, r**e, etc.), attachment issues, dissociation/multiplicity, depersonalization/derealization, general relationship issues, anxiety, depression,fears/phobias, grief, etc. This group page is a way to get more information out there about the services that I offer to the community but to also have a forum for discussions.

08/19/2025

✨️When Intensity Means a Part is Communicating✨️

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Please comment below👇🏼 for any thoughts/feedback if you've tried any of these ideas!! Would love to hear from you all💛

08/08/2025

Supportive Resources to help soothe and reparent your parts🫶🏽

07/28/2025

To my mental health professional friends!!

SAVE THE DATE!!!
"Working with Adult Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors from a Structual Dissociation Perspective" (parts work).

Go to https://pasadenatraumatherapy.com/events/ for more details.

07/16/2025

✨ A heartfelt thank you to our July consultant, Danielle Palomares, LMFT, for leading today’s powerful and insightful training, “Empowering Relational Diversity: A Guide to CNM-Affirming Therapy.”

We’re so grateful for the depth, compassion, and clarity Danielle brought to this important topic. Her wisdom around supporting clients in consensually non-monogamous partnerships—and the tools she shared for creating emotionally safe, affirming spaces—left us inspired and informed.

Thank you, Danielle, for your generous expertise and for helping us expand our capacity to show up with care and competence for the communities we serve. 💛

06/30/2025

This support group is for women dealing with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) stemming from varied types of trauma such as emotional, physical, sexual, and psychological. The group focuses on issues related to emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and self-worth, providing a platform for sharing personal trauma and recovery stories, and exploring effective coping strategies.

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06/25/2025

The learning never stops! What an incredible consultation today by Dr. Jody Echegaray. Thank you for coming back and meeting with our team again and sharing all your wisdom with us. So much gratitude for the work you do🙏

06/03/2025

Body-based emotional states that stem from painful experiences in childhood—often before we had the words or understanding to process what was happening.

These flashbacks can look like:
●Suddenly feeling like a scared or abandoned child
●Intense shame or self-hatred with no clear trigger
●Overwhelming sadness, panic, or rage in response to a small conflict
●A strong impulse to flee, shut down, or please others at all costs

✨️What’s actually happening in these moments is that the nervous system is being hijacked by an implicit memory—a memory stored in the body, not the thinking brain. The past isn’t just being remembered; it’s being relieved

✨️Flashbacks often get triggered by something in the present that unconsciously resembles a threat from the past: a tone of voice, a certain look, a sense of rejection or criticism. But the intensity of the emotional reaction isn’t about what's happening now—it's about what happened then.

✨️Understanding this can be incredibly relieving. You're not “overreacting.” You're having a nervous system response to something your body remembers as dangerous. In other words, you're remembering—just not with words.

✨️You’re Not Broken—You’re Remembering

To read the full blog:
https://pasadenatraumatherapy.com/understanding-emotional-flashbacks-complex-ptsd/

05/26/2025

LAST REMINDER- Next Friday!!

✨️✨️✨️TO MY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS: Save the Date ✨️✨️✨️

Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. Presents: “Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder Part II: Treating Ritual Abuse”

When: Friday June 6th 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST
Where: Zoom Webinar

Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs.

Disclaimer: This is an advanced course. Part 1 (“Working with DID”) is highly recommended in preparation for this workshop. Please be advised that the content of this workshop can be triggering and will include vivid vignettes.

Please visit: https://www.pasadenatraumatherapy.com/events

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