Applied Psychological Services, PLLC

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Applied Psychological Services, PLLC began providing services in 2006 with three central goals: staunch commitment to ethical practice, professionalism at all times, and a focus on positive growth for its clients. Applied Psychological Services, PLLC has six employees and is owned by Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D. Dr. Fox has given countless presentations to universities, professional organizations, and bus

inesses since 2001 on Emotional Intelligence for Professional Resilience, Emotional Intelligence and The Working Environment, Ethical Challenges in Working with Difficult Clients, Personality Disorders and Effective Treatment, and many others. Dr. Fox is an expert in the area of intellectual, cognitive, and personality assessment. Applied Psychological Services, PLLC is always growing and challenging itself to provide the best services possible. Applied Psychological Services, PLLC continues to be recognized by its colleagues and clients as a sought after business that provides consummate services in all the arenas in which it functions.

09/03/2026

Sometimes the reaction feels much bigger than the moment.

A tone changes. Someone gets quiet. A facial expression feels different. Someone starts pulling away.

Nothing obvious may be happening, but your body can still react as if danger is right there.

Trauma does not always show up as a flashback. Sometimes it shows up as anger, fear, shutting down, over-explaining, avoiding, or trying to control what happens next.

The reaction may seem too big for the present moment because your body is not only responding to what is happening now. It may also be responding to what the moment resembles from the past.

That reaction can be part of a protective response your body learned during trauma.

Live workshop with NICABM is tomorrow, September 3, at noon ET. If you work with narcissism clinically, this one is for ...
09/02/2026

Live workshop with NICABM is tomorrow, September 3, at noon ET. If you work with narcissism clinically, this one is for you. Registration closes at start time. 50% off, CE/CME included.

https://www.nicabm.com/php/redirects/?id=3555

09/01/2026

Someone gets quiet. A text goes unanswered. Your partner says, “I’m tired. Let’s talk tomorrow.”

Nothing dangerous has happened—but your body may still react like something is wrong.

Sometimes that reaction is connected to what silence used to mean: having to watch someone’s mood, prepare for criticism, anticipate rejection, or brace for conflict.

Your body may be responding to what the moment reminds you of, not only what is happening now.

The goal isn’t to erase the past. It’s to reduce how much the past gets to run your present.

Join me Thursday, Sept 3 for a live NICABM workshop: How to Work with Relational Dynamics That Fuel Narcissism.3 hours, ...
08/31/2026

Join me Thursday, Sept 3 for a live NICABM workshop: How to Work with Relational Dynamics That Fuel Narcissism.

3 hours, live Q&A, CE credits, and a worksheet from my ABNH Workbook you can use with clients right away.

Register: https://www.nicabm.com/php/redirects/?id=3555

08/27/2026

When you don't meet your own expectation, you turn inward and attack yourself. Somewhere in there is the belief that if you feel bad enough, you'll finally do it right.

That isn't how human beings work.

Self-attack doesn't build change. It feeds the internal chorus already running — negative self-talk, chronic self-hatred, the sense that something is fundamentally wrong with you. Every round of self-punishment adds another voice to that chorus.

You cannot make yourself feel bad enough to do a good thing.

The way out isn't more shame. It's noticing that shame was never the teacher it kept claiming to be.

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Free BPD & emotional regulation worksheets:
drdfox.com/worksheets

08/25/2026

When you're calm, the coping skill is right there. When you're flooded, it's gone — and it feels like something's wrong with you.

Nothing is wrong with you.

Once activation crosses a certain point, the brain shifts resources out of the reflective system and into defense. The skill is still stored. The route to reach it under pressure hasn't been built yet.

The skill isn't broken. Neither are you.
The bridge between calm-state you and overwhelmed-state you is buildable — it just doesn't get built by practicing only when you're calm.

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Free BPD & emotional regulation worksheets:
drdfox.com/worksheets

08/23/2026

Why can betrayal make it so hard to trust again?

After betrayal, your brain may shift into a state of hypervigilance. You start scanning for signs of more deceit, rejection, or abandonment because your nervous system is trying to protect you from being hurt again.

For someone with BPD, that can land on an already sensitive system. Small behavioral changes, criticism, or perceived rejection may suddenly feel much more significant.

That can create a difficult loop: trust has been shattered, your nervous system stays on alert, and moving forward becomes harder because part of you is still watching for the next threat.

08/20/2026

Why can’t you just let it go after someone betrays you?

Because betrayal can become connected to much more than one event. It can affect how you understand the relationship, how much faith you have in other people, and even how you see yourself and the world around you.

That’s why processing betrayal often isn’t “one and done.” You may need to revisit it many times as you make sense of what happened and what it changed.

Letting go isn’t a light switch. It’s more like a dimmer switch—and dimmer switches take time.

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