Cadenza Center Recognized Among South Florida’s Fastest-Growing Companies

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We’re proud to share that Cadenza Center for Psychotherapy & the Arts has been named the #9 Fastest-Growing Company in South Florida with Revenue Under $25M by the South Florida Business Journal.  With an impressive 80.23% two-year growth rate, this award is a testament to the resilience, dedication, and passion of our entire team. “This […]

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The Fawn Response – When Pleasing Others Becomes Survival (Trauma Responses, Part 4)

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By Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1, we explored how the Fight response turns fear into control. In Part 2, we saw how Flight becomes motion as a way to escape emotional overwhelm. And in Part 3, we looked at how Freeze shuts the body down when nothing else feels possible. But

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From Fixing to Channeling: How Art Therapy Can Shift the Focus from Pathology to Purpose

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By: Lorelis Ploche, ATR-BC, RCMHI In therapy, it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to fix behaviors. But sometimes, what looks like defiance is really a survival mechanism, a communication of unmet needs. Art therapy shifts this lens—transforming behavior into expression, pathology into purpose. In the therapy world, there’s an unspoken pressure to

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Launching Into Adulthood: The Parent’s Journey When College Begins

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By: Michelle Hintz, PsyD Every August, campus dorms are filled with moving carts, nervous excitement, and the anticipation of new experiences. For weeks, anticipation builds as Amazon orders with college student items are delivered to our front doors. Yet for parents, the transition of sending an 18-year-old into their next chapter brings a quiet ache

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The Freeze Response – When Numbness Becomes a Way of Life (Trauma Responses, Part 3)

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A 4-Part Blog Series by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1, we explored how the Fight response turns fear into control. In Part 2, we unpacked how Flight keeps us moving to escape overwhelming emotions. But not all trauma responses are active. Some are invisible—misread as apathy, laziness, or indifference. As a

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The Flight Response: When Busyness Becomes a Survival Strategy (Trauma Responses, Part 2)

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by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1 of this series, we explored the Fight response—the way some nervous systems protest fear through control or confrontation. But not all systems push back. Not all systems push back. Some run. As a trauma therapist, I often remind clients that every trauma response is an

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“But They Don’t Seem Autistic…”: Understanding the Four Autism Subtypes and What They Mean for Families and Clinicians

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By: Michelle Hintz, PsyD A groundbreaking study from Princeton & the Simons Foundation—published July 9 in Nature Genetics—used a “person-centered” analysis of 230+ traits across 5,000+ children. It revealed four distinct subtypes of autism, each with unique developmental, behavioral, and genetic profiles. So what might this mean for clinicians? We’ve all sat across from a

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The Fight Response: When Control Is a Survival Strategy (Trauma Responses, Part 1)

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by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP When Gabriella yells at her teacher or Marcus storms out during an argument, people often label them as difficult or aggressive. But these reactions aren’t about drama—they’re about survival. As a trauma therapist, I spend a lot of time helping people understand this: what looks like defiance is

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10 Powerful Reasons to Play With Your Child — Even Just for 15 Minutes

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By: Carolina Cossio, School Psychologist As a mom myself, I know how draining the day-to-day can be — and how easy it is to put play on the back burner. But the truth is, when we set aside just a few minutes to join our children in their world, something shifts. We laugh. We slow

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