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Pasadena Trauma Therapy Instagram Hi Everyone! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pasadena, CA. Welcome!

My specialties include working with complex PTSD/ Trauma (emotional, sexual, physical, neglect, in**st, r**e, etc.), attachment issues, dissociation/multiplicity, depersonalization/derealization, general relationship issues, anxiety, depression,fears/phobias, grief, etc. This group page is a way to get more information out there about the services that I offer to the community but to also have a forum for discussions.

This woman right here- absolutely brilliant. So incredibly thankful for your guidance and wisdom today!!! Our team so ap...
10/14/2026

This woman right here- absolutely brilliant. So incredibly thankful for your guidance and wisdom today!!! Our team so appreciated all your feedback.

If anyone is looking for amazing trauma therapy in Irvine, I highly recommend Sari and her team!

Dissociation doesn't always look the way people expect it to.Sometimes, it looks like someone staring into space or appe...
10/13/2026

Dissociation doesn't always look the way people expect it to.

Sometimes, it looks like someone staring into space or appearing disconnected from their surroundings. But other times, a person is making eye contact, participating in conversations, completing tasks, and meeting the expectations of daily life.

And internally? They may feel distant from their body, disconnected from their emotions, or as though they're moving through life on autopilot.

This is one reason dissociation can go unrecognized- not only by others, but sometimes by the person experiencing it.

When we equate functioning with being okay, we can overlook the difference between getting through an experience and feeling present within it.

For some people, dissociation is associated with trauma and may have developed in response to overwhelming experiences. For others, feelings of disconnection may have different explanations. The experience deserves curiosity rather than an automatic assumption.

You can start by noticing when you feel connected, when you feel distant, and what seems to be happening around those shifts.

Have you ever appeared completely present to others while feeling disconnected internally?

Sometimes, finding the language for an experience is the first step toward understanding it.

When you're always the one people rely on, how often do you give yourself permission to need someone, too?You may offer ...
10/09/2026

When you're always the one people rely on, how often do you give yourself permission to need someone, too?

You may offer compassion to others that you find difficult to extend to yourself.

And you may not even recognize how much you're carrying because carrying it has become familiar.

You can be strong without having to do everything alone.

If you've always been the strong one, what would it look like to let someone support you? Would love to hear from you!

One of the most painful forms of shame survivors can carry is the belief that their body's response means they wanted wh...
10/06/2026

One of the most painful forms of shame survivors can carry is the belief that their body's response means they wanted what happened.

But bodies can respond involuntarily!!!

Arousal is not consent.
A physiological response is not desire.
And your body's response does not make you responsible for what someone else chose to do.

Your body can respond to something your mind does not want.

We need to talk about this more. Survivors shouldn't have to carry shame for how their bodies responded to something they didn't choose.

Last night was a reminder of how important it is for therapists to have community, too. đź’›Pasadena Trauma Therapy and San...
10/04/2026

Last night was a reminder of how important it is for therapists to have community, too. đź’›

Pasadena Trauma Therapy and Sandoval Therapy hosted a gathering last night. We spend so much of our time holding space for other people. It feels pretty special to have spaces where we can step out of the therapist role for a little while, connect, laugh, share stories, and simply enjoy being together.

I’m so grateful for the therapists who came out to our mixer last night and for the growing community of clinicians who are committed to supporting one another while doing this work.✨️✨️✨️✨️

“Why was she still talking to him?”Because trauma doesn't always look like running away.Sometimes the person who hurt yo...
10/03/2026

“Why was she still talking to him?”

Because trauma doesn't always look like running away.

Sometimes the person who hurt you is also someone you love, trust, depend on, or feel deeply attached to.

Sometimes staying connected feels safer than leaving.

Sometimes the survivor is afraid.

Sometimes they're confused.

Sometimes they're minimizing what happened because accepting it feels unbearable.

Sometimes they're hoping the person they loved will become the person they thought they were.

And sometimes, especially with complex trauma, maintaining the relationship can be a survival strategy.

A survivor may laugh with the person who hurt them.

Text them.

Go back.

Defend them.

Even say, “They're not a bad person.”

None of those things, by themselves, tell us what happened.

A survivor's behavior is not a lie detector.

So instead of asking:

“Why did she stay?”

Maybe we can ask:

“What did she need in order to survive?”

WE’RE HIRINGAssociate Trauma TherapistWE’RE EXPANDING!Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. is seeking an Associate Therapist pa...
10/03/2026

WE’RE HIRING

Associate Trauma Therapist

WE’RE EXPANDING!

Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. is seeking an Associate Therapist passionate about providing trauma-focused care to adult survivors.

BEFORE APPLYING

Learn more about our practice and the clients we serve:

www.PasadenaTraumaTherapy.com

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

* Minimum commitment of 15 hours per week.
* Experience and strong interest in treating adult complex PTSD, sexual trauma, and dissociation. Please only apply if this is truly your passion and if you have worked with this clientele before.
* Openness to parts-oriented supervision, including IFS, inner child work, and the Structural Dissociation Model.
* Training in at least one trauma modality (EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, TRM, IFS, etc.).
* Availability for two in-person days per week in Pasadena.
* Position focuses exclusively on adults; applicants must fulfill any additional clinical hours elsewhere.

INTERESTED?

Send your resume and cover letter to:

[email protected]

“Why doesn’t she remember everything?”I keep seeing this question when people talk about sexual assault, and I think we ...
10/01/2026

“Why doesn’t she remember everything?”

I keep seeing this question when people talk about sexual assault, and I think we need to talk about how trauma can affect memory.

We tend to think of memory like a recording: something happens, we store it, and later we can play it back exactly as it happened.

Trauma doesn't necessarily work that way.

When the brain is dealing with overwhelming threat, it's focused on survival, not creating a perfectly organized story.

A survivor might remember a sound, a smell, a physical sensation, or one very vivid image, but have difficulty putting everything in chronological order.

Some details might be incredibly clear.

Others might be blurry.

And sometimes people don't disclose what happened immediately.

They may need time to understand what happened.

They may feel shame, fear, confusion, or worry that no one will believe them.

“Why didn’t she fight back?”Because sometimes the body freezes.Fight and flight are not the only trauma responses. Freez...
10/01/2026

“Why didn’t she fight back?”

Because sometimes the body freezes.

Fight and flight are not the only trauma responses. Freeze, tonic immobility, and dissociation are real physiological responses to overwhelming threat.

And we need to stop treating the absence of physical resistance as evidence of consent.

Freezing is not consent.
Silence is not consent.
Dissociation is not consent.

There is no single “right” way to survive trauma.

And survivors should never have to defend their nervous system’s response to something terrifying.

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