by Amy Wilhelmi | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Thread Running Through This Series Across this 40-week series, one theme has appeared again and again: Healing is relational. Trauma often disrupts a person’s sense of safety in the world and within relationships. Survivors may learn to protect themselves through...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Apr 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Weight of Holding Trauma Therapists who work with trauma carry a unique emotional responsibility. Day after day, clinicians listen to stories of pain, loss, and survival. While this work can be deeply meaningful, it also exposes therapists to secondary traumatic...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Apr 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Rapidly Changing Landscape The field of mental health care is undergoing a profound transformation. In addition to advances in trauma therapy and psychedelic-assisted treatments, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, neurofeedback, and digital...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Mental health care has not always been safe for LGBTQ+ individuals. Historically, homosexuality and gender diversity were pathologized within psychological and psychiatric institutions. Conversion therapy practices attempted to alter sexual orientation or gender...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Psychedelic Renaissance Has a Cultural Story Over the past decade, psychedelic-assisted therapies have re-emerged as powerful tools in mental health treatment. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Internal Links:• Reclaiming Intimacy After Trauma• How Trauma Lives in the Body External Resources:• AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists)• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute Why Trauma Changes Sexual Connection Sexual...
