The Fawn Response – When Pleasing Others Becomes Survival (Trauma Responses, Part 4)
By Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1, we explored how the Fight response turns fear into control.
From Fixing to Channeling: How Art Therapy Can Shift the Focus from Pathology to Purpose
By: Lorelis Ploche, ATR-BC, RCMHI In therapy, it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to fix behaviors. But
Launching Into Adulthood: The Parent’s Journey When College Begins
By: Michelle Hintz, PsyD Every August, campus dorms are filled with moving carts, nervous excitement, and the anticipation of new
The Freeze Response – When Numbness Becomes a Way of Life (Trauma Responses, Part 3)
A 4-Part Blog Series by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1, we explored how the Fight response
The Flight Response: When Busyness Becomes a Survival Strategy (Trauma Responses, Part 2)
by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP In Part 1 of this series, we explored the Fight response—the way some
“But They Don’t Seem Autistic…”: Understanding the Four Autism Subtypes and What They Mean for Families and Clinicians
By: Michelle Hintz, PsyD A groundbreaking study from Princeton & the Simons Foundation—published July 9 in Nature Genetics—used a “person-centered”
The Fight Response: When Control Is a Survival Strategy (Trauma Responses, Part 1)
by Debra Cohen-Melamed, LCSW, CCTP, TF-CBT, CPDTP When Gabriella yells at her teacher or Marcus storms out during an argument,
10 Powerful Reasons to Play With Your Child — Even Just for 15 Minutes
By: Carolina Cossio, School Psychologist As a mom myself, I know how draining the day-to-day can be — and how
Wait… How Did I Become the Bad Guy? Understanding DARVO in Everyday Relationships
By: Michelle Hintz, PsyD If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “Wait… what just happened?”—and somehow, even though
