Therapy on Fig

We believe therapy should be highly tailored to you. It’s our job to stay curious, open, and compassionate.

Our approach is trauma informed, culturally inclusive, and identity affirming.

08/19/2026

Why can an unhealthy relationship feel so difficult to leave, even when part of you knows something isn't right?

In this week's blog, Gabriella explores why late-discovered autistic women may be more vulnerable to trauma bonds.

Years of relational misattunement can teach autistic women to question their own perceptions. Masking, people-pleasing, and looking to others for confirmation of what's "really" happening may help maintain connection, but those same adaptations can make unhealthy relational patterns more difficult to recognize.

Gabriella explores trauma bonding through both a nervous system and IFS lens, offering a compassionate reframe for the protective parts that continue seeking understanding, repair, and attunement.

Healing isn't about blaming yourself for staying. It's about understanding your adaptations and slowly rebuilding trust in your own experience.

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08/10/2026

Being the youngest daughter doesn't always mean being carefree, protected, or simply “the baby.”

In The Youngest Daughter, Part 2, we explore three roles youngest daughters may find themselves carrying within their family systems: the emotional sponge, the lost child, and the “eldest” youngest daughter.

Each role can create its own adaptations. You may have learned to absorb everyone else's emotions, retreat inward when things became overwhelming, or carry adult responsibilities while simultaneously being treated as incapable of making your own decisions.

Those experiences can shape how you relate to yourself and others long after childhood.

The blog also explores the strengths that can emerge from these experiences, including emotional intelligence, creativity, advocacy, adaptability, resilience, and leadership.

Over time, healing becomes less about continuing to fulfill the role you were given and more about integrating the many parts of yourself into an identity you get to choose.

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08/03/2026

Relationships between ADHD and neurotypical partners can be deeply rewarding, but they also come with unique challenges that are often misunderstood.

In this week's blog, Janelle explores some of the most common dynamics mixed neurotype couples experience, including differences in communication, task completion, processing styles, and the stories couples begin telling themselves when intentions and impact don't align.

Rather than viewing these differences through the lens of blame or character flaws, the blog encourages couples to approach them with greater curiosity, compassion, and understanding. By learning more about each other's neurotypes and building systems that support both partners, couples can move from conflict toward collaboration.

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07/27/2026

Every relationship experiences seasons of challenge, change, and growth.

In this week's blog, Emily explores some of the most common reasons couples seek therapy, including navigating emotional distance, processing relational ruptures or infidelity, and adjusting to major life transitions such as marriage, parenthood, grief, or changing identities.

Couples therapy offers more than conflict resolution. It creates a space where partners can better understand their own relational patterns, communicate with greater openness, and build stronger emotional connection through empathy and intentional dialogue.

Whether you're working through a difficult season or simply want to strengthen your relationship, therapy can provide the support needed to move forward together.

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07/20/2026

Creative work often comes with unique emotional challenges that aren't always visible from the outside.

In this week's blog, Michael explores the pressures many artists, musicians, performers, writers, and other creatives face—from financial uncertainty and comparison to burnout, perfectionism, and identity struggles.

Using an Internal Family Systems approach, the blog examines how external pressures can pull creatives away from the very thing that first inspired them: the joy of creating. It also offers a compassionate reminder that creativity is not something we have to prove or earn. It is an expression of who we are, not our worth.

Whether you're navigating creative burnout or simply questioning your place in your field, this blog offers an invitation to reconnect with your authentic self beyond achievement and external validation.

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07/13/2026

For many LGBTQ+ individuals, coming out is met with acceptance, and that acceptance can be incredibly meaningful.

In this week's blog, Bret explores an often-overlooked question: What happens when we're accepted, but not celebrated?

The blog examines how missing experiences, such as being delighted in or fully embraced by caregivers and loved ones, can quietly shape identity, self-worth, and relationships. Through an Internal Family Systems lens, Bret explores how many protective strategies, including people-pleasing, achievement, humor, or hiding parts of ourselves, develop as ways to maintain connection while protecting against shame.

The post offers a compassionate invitation toward healing by creating new experiences of safety, authenticity, and belonging.

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07/06/2026

Ways to Bring Your Healing Outside

Nature-based therapy is a gentle, guided practice of attuning to your senses, your body, your inner experience, and the world around you. If you’ve been feeling stuck in your head, burnt out, or lonely, this work may offer a beautiful support to traditional therapeutic containers.
Read about current nature-based therapy offerings in Los Angeles, including group gatherings, private sessions, and IFS intensives by visiting here:

https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2026/5/9/nature-based-therapy-your-body-wants-to-be-outside

Take Your Healing Outside Today 🌿

Here at Therapy on Fig, we have trained therapists and nature-therapy guides who can safely support you in deepening your relationships with your internal and external worlds. Follow the steps below to book a nature-based offering today:
Reach out to schedule a free consultation.
Speak with a non-pathologizing therapist who specializes in holding these nature-based containers.

Remember that you are allowed to be here, exactly as you are ♥

06/29/2026

Many of us spend our days disconnected—from our bodies, our emotions, and even the natural world that has always sustained us.

In this week's blog, Marina reflects on how nature can become a powerful partner in healing. Through an Internal Family Systems and nature-based therapy perspective, she explores how reconnecting with the Earth can help regulate the nervous system, deepen self-awareness, and foster a greater sense of belonging.

The blog also shares meaningful lessons nature offers us each day, reminding us that change is natural, belonging isn't something we have to earn, and healing often begins when we slow down enough to notice what has always been around us.

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06/22/2026

Many people spend years battling their inner critic, believing that self-compassion will make them lazy, unmotivated, or less successful.

In this week's blog, Grace explores how critical parts often develop with good intentions. Through an Internal Family Systems lens, she examines how experiences such as family expectations, cultural pressures, discrimination, and perfectionism can shape the critical voices that drive us.

Rather than viewing the inner critic as something to eliminate, the blog invites readers to become curious about its purpose and understand the protective role it has been trying to play.

The post also offers practical ways to begin building a healthier relationship with these parts while cultivating motivation rooted in compassion rather than fear.

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06/08/2026

The psychology world often talks about eldest daughters, but youngest daughters have stories worth exploring too.

In this week’s blog, Rachel examines the unique roles youngest daughters often occupy within family systems. From becoming the family distractor to growing up in the shadow of older siblings, these experiences can shape confidence, relationships, self-trust, and identity well into adulthood.

The blog also highlights the gifts that often emerge from these experiences, including resilience, creativity, adaptability, and a willingness to challenge expectations.

Understanding the role you played in your family can offer valuable insight into the patterns and strengths you carry today.

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