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LGBTQ+ Clients Deserve More Than “Tolerance”
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...
The Psychedelic Renaissance Has a Cultural Story
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),...
Reflection: Staying Open After Trust Breaks
Why Openness Feels Unsafe After Trust Breaks When trust is broken — through betrayal, emotional abandonment, repeated conflict, or unresolved attachment injury — the nervous system shifts from connection to protection. Humans are wired for attachment; safety,...
Sex Therapy for Couples in Recovery: Touch as Safety Practice
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...
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-Amy Wilhelmi, LMFT
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