Liza Samuel , LCSW

Liza Samuel , LCSW Liza Samuel, LCSW
Psychotherapist
đź’¬ Trauma & Grief Therapist
đź’Ş Helping you heal before you pass it on
đź’Ą Cycle breaker mom
🌴 Founder Azadi Therapy | Miami Beach

06/23/2026

Before you say a word, you've already told me something.
Where you sit. How close or how far. Whether you plop down or perch on the edge. Whether you grab a pillow and hold it over your stomach, protecting the most vulnerable part of your body without even realizing it. Whether you use the recline or sit ramrod straight like you're in a job interview.

And your eyes. Are they bright? Downcast? Darting?

Are you walking in tight, shoulders up, jaw set?

93% of communication is nonverbal. You walk in, and the session has already started.

What do you do when you first sit down?

06/22/2026

An hour session can actually affect me for hours. After a heavy session I try to practice what I preach. I move my body, I connect with the greater universal energy and ask them to help keep watch over my clients. And I go to my own therapy.

You are worth being cared for. All of you.

06/21/2026

Self reflection has value, but healing done in complete isolation can miss the real test, connection with others.

Many triggers only show up in relationships, and that is also where real healing happens.

Happiness grows through connection, not avoidance.

06/20/2026

Highly sensitive people often process more detail, feel more deeply, and get overstimulated faster in busy environments.

It is not a flaw, it is a different nervous system.

When you understand how you are wired and protect your energy, life becomes a lot more manageable.

06/19/2026

What you think I’m typing after session:

“She’s a mess.”
“He’s a red flag.”
“This is a disaster.”

What it actually looks like:

Structured. Neutral. Boring, honestly.

Not because I don’t see what’s happening.

Because my job isn’t to judge you.

It’s to understand you.

To track your patterns.
Your defenses.
Where things get hard… and where they start to shift.

There is nothing in your chart that says “too much.”

There is no note that says “hopeless.”

There is only:

What you’re dealing with
How you’ve learned to cope
And where we go from here

Therapy isn’t about labeling you.

It’s about learning you. And you learning about yourself.
Have you ever wondered what your therapist is actually thinking?

06/18/2026

Emotional immaturity often shows up through guilt trips, attention seeking, and punishing others when things do not go their way.

Being emotionally mature means learning how to regulate emotions instead of making everyone else carry them.

06/17/2026

“I don’t know” isn’t confusion.
It’s protection.
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When you say “I don’t know,” here’s what I actually hear:
“I’ve learned to disconnect from what I feel because it was easier than feeling it”

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So the first thing I do isn’t push for an answer.
I slow it down.

“Can we pause here for a moment?
This sounds important.”

Because when something matters, the nervous system often speeds up or shuts down.
Slowing down is what makes it safe enough to actually notice.

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Then we shift out of thinking and into the body:

“As we sit with this, can you do a quick body scan for me?
Do you notice any tightness, heaviness, constriction, tingling… anywhere?”

Before we have words, we have sensation.
Your body usually knows before your mind catches up.

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And then we stay curious:

“Let’s just stay with that for a second…
If that feeling could speak, what would it say?”

Not the right answer.
Just the honest one that shows up first.

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“I don’t know” isn’t the end of the conversation.
It’s where the real one usually begins.

06/16/2026

Gaslighting often sounds subtle at first.

Phrases like “you’re too sensitive” or “that never happened” can slowly make someone doubt their memory, feelings, and instincts.

Healthy relationships do not require you to question your own reality.

06/15/2026

I’m always thinking something in session.

I just choose how I say it.

That’s me knowing how to say it in a way you can actually hear.

Except sometimes…

There is no better version.

Sometimes it’s just:

WTF.

And we sit in that together.

Because you don’t need me to give you answers.

You need space to see it clearly.

That’s what actually changes things.

Be honest…

Would you trust a therapist more who filters everything… or one who’s real with you?

06/14/2026

Most people speak to themselves with a level of criticism they would never accept from anyone else.

Real growth does not come from constant self attack.

Self compassion helps people recover faster, handle stress better, and keep moving forward.

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1111 Lincoln Road Suite 511
Miami Beach, FL
33139

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