Dana Nassau Psychotherapy

Dana Nassau Psychotherapy No matter what you're experiencing, we'll find out how you got here and develop a path forward.

By working at the root of your problems, we can do the true work of healing and creating wholeness so that you can experience freedom, joy, and authenticity.

09/08/2026

Being a primary caregiver requires attunement and sacrifice to an extent that is not supported by our culture. The utter lack of a financial safety net for most families, let alone practical, emotional support creates a situation where so much is expected from someone who is severely under resourced.

Somehow we have conflated good mothering with complete self-abandonment. The important thing to know is that there is a negative impact on the child both when the mother totally abandons self and when a mother is too self-absorbed. A child’s development is most healthfully achieved when the caregiver can withstand the child’s assertion of will without caving or controlling, and when they are required to see the caregiver as someone who also has needs, opinions, and preferences.

There isn’t a perfect formula to follow to achieve this balance, but one of the most important things a parent can do is learn to notice when they are having an emotional reaction versus when they are responding with intention.

09/07/2026

One of the most critical aspects and human development is the ability to recognize Self as distinct from, but desiring connection with other others. Unfortunately in family relationships this often doesn’t go smoothly and either the parents needs or the child’s needs become dominant.

Therapy becomes a space where balance can be created, via the therapeutic relationship.

09/05/2026

Sometimes when we’re stuck we don’t even know what needs to change. Taking time to evaluate our lives is an important step in creating change. Instead of trying one thing after the other, it allows us to choose with intention.

Join us for a time of reflection, release, and reorienting to ourselves.

Tuesday, September 8th, 7:30pm
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09/03/2026

What is necessary to develop healthy human relationships, that avoid qualities of domination/submission is to maintain tension between sameness and otherness, meaning each person has to maintain a distinct sense of selfhood while opening up to another person. It requires respect and empathy for the person’s otherness and the ways they differ from us.

I think I need to let this marinate a little more before I say anything else about it.

This is your invitation to create space for intention, following the rhythm of the moon. For more information or to sign...
08/29/2026

This is your invitation to create space for intention, following the rhythm of the moon.

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08/29/2026

When the big emotional wave comes, it’s not a time for action, even though the sway to find something you can do to make it stop is strong and powerful.

Slowing down is counterintuitive, but necessary if you want to take intentional action. The “fixing” feeds the frenzy. But when you are highly emotional, the part of your brain responsible for reasoning is less active. Whatever solutions you come to in this state will probably not resonate with you when you come back to a grounded place. It doesn’t change your situation to focus on calming your body, but it keeps you from playing wack-a-mole with solution after solution.

Being safe and feeling safe are different. Less activity, less doing, more time in nature and solitude. Sending your body a message that you are safe and that you are going to take care of you, will help you find the space from which you can plan or take actions in response to your situation.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, turn inward, and tend to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

Every reclaimed piece of yourself creates the possibility for a different future.

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08/28/2026

Growth is a lifelong journey, but it is possible to heal from trauma and to break the patterns and shed the core beliefs that hold you back.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, turn inward, and tend to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

Every reclaimed piece of yourself creates the possibility for a different future.

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08/26/2026

Self reflection and taking personal responsibility are beautiful qualities, but some of us are so convinced that we are the problem, that we take on problems that aren’t our own.

It’s always important to reflect on the ways we can grow, but sometimes there is no way for us to solve the problem. Sometimes more healing isn’t what’s needed and it’s OK to remove ourselves from situations that aren’t working.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, turn inward, and tend to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

Every reclaimed piece of yourself creates the possibility for a different future.

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08/26/2026

I’m not suggesting you should be hasty or make rash decisions. Some decisions have big consequences or are irreversible. But once you have weighed the pros and cons and have a sense about what is right for you, what keeps you from committing?

Often there are young parts that are afraid and don’t know how capable you are or worried about being overwhelmed. They probably didn’t have the support they needed to navigate big moments in their childhood.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, turn inward, and tend to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

Every reclaimed piece of yourself creates the possibility for a different future.

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08/22/2026

Don’t get me wrong, there is a need for individuals to take responsibility for their behavior. But most of the time people are doing the best they can with the information and resources that they have. Instead of feeling guilt and shame, which tends to immobilize, curiosity leads towards growth and change.

We can’t always change society on a large scale, but we can start advocating for the things we need.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, turn inward, and tend to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

Every reclaimed piece of yourself creates the possibility for a different future.

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