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 | Feb 23, 2026 | Blogging, couples therapy, Emotinally- Focused Therapy, gender, Ketamine- Assisted- Psychotherapy
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,...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Nov 21, 2025 | Blogging, couples therapy, Emotinally- Focused Therapy, gender, Ketamine- Assisted- Psychotherapy, Mentality Coaching
Why Safety Is the Foundation of Love You can’t talk someone into feeling safe. Safety isn’t a thought — it’s a physiological state. The brain, the body, and the nervous system determine whether connection feels comforting or dangerous long before logic arrives to...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Aug 7, 2025 | couples therapy, Sex Therapy, trauma therapy
How Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Heals Deep Relational Wounds By Amy Wilhelmi, LMFT Have you ever sat across from someone you love, wanting so badly to feel close—but ending up in the same painful argument over and over again? Maybe you shut down. Maybe you get...
