The care that you didn’t receive in childhood can be experienced as traumatic too. In childhood, you depend wholly on your caregivers to meet all of your physical and emotional needs. Growing up with caregivers who are emotionally immature, neglectful, or unresponsive creates distress. The times that you felt helpless, hopeless, and alone in getting your needs met can have far reaching ripple effects. You may have learned that people are unreliable and cannot be trusted to show up for you. As an result, in adulthood, you may hide your feelings, be overly self-reliant, or avoid emotional connec ..read more

Over these past few weeks globally, we are having important conversations about the issues of systemic/systematic oppression, racial inequality, and police brutality, which have affected Black communities for hundreds of years. We are all taking a hard look at what it means to be an anti-racist, and how we can help support systemic change in the short and long term. Granted, it’s a LONG overdue conversation, but perhaps it’s the tiniest spark contributing towards igniting the fires of change. In an effort to reduce escalation during encounters with the police, many lawmakers and citizens are a ..read more

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We all have that friend or family member when times get tough. You know the one. The seemingly eternal optimist who may be quick to tell you, “don’t worry, it’ll all be okay”, “you shouldn’t stress about that”, or “things happen for a reason.” While the words are well-intentioned and are meant to comfort and show you support, they sting a bit because they invalidate the very legitimate feelings that you are experiencing in this moment. These types of comments inadvertently ignore the reality that right now, things are not okay, and that is okay. All of us have experienced hardship and loss in ..read more

Click Here to Listen to the Podcast Episode On Spotify With COVID-19 altering every aspect of our lives in the last few weeks, all of us helping professionals have had to think on our feet and quickly adapt moment to moment, essentially revamping our practices to provide online telehealth sessions only for the foreseeable future. And amidst that massive shift, we’re still holding space for clients/patients, family, and friends, all while navigating our own emotions and personal struggles through this crisis. Y’all, it’s a lot! And we don’t have access to face to face social interaction or ou ..read more

In this moment, in your community, region, or nation, it feels like the world as you know it is crashing down.  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, your whole existence has been disrupted and challenged.  The hugs that we received from our loved ones two weeks ago feel like an increasingly distant memory, as we all settle into the abrupt changes and feelings of isolation that are accompanying this global pandemic.      You might be tempted to jump into action, meticulously planning every moment of your day or your family’s day.  You may be throwing together you ..read more

Here is my next vlog on what trauma is, big T and little T traumas, and how trauma may be affecting you or someone you love ..read more

Here is my first Vlog on how to talk to your partner about wanting to work with a therapist. Stay tuned for more vlogs to come! Please share and repost! ? www.nidhitewarilcsw.com Check out my first Vlog! I’m hoping to post one every couple of weeks, so stay tuned and please share/subscribe! You’ve decided that you want to start therapy, but you don’t know how to talk to your partner about needing the extra support.. Learn strategies to get a better response from your partner if they don’t get why therapy is a worthwhile investment. #therapy #mentalhealth #relationships ..read more

Performance anxiety can present itself as the fear of public speaking or stage fright, but more often, it shows up in our daily lives at work or school. Do these potential signs seem familiar? Contact me below to learn more about how EMDR therapy can help in addressing your performance anxiety today. Contact Me ..read more