Healing & Insights
A Blog for Trauma Survivors in Relationships
What Actually Works for Trauma Survivors in Therapy
In Part 1, you learned why traditional couples therapy backfires for trauma survivors. It addresses symptoms while neglecting the root cause: nervous system dysregulation from past trauma. Let's now explore what actually works—and how a trauma-informed approach...
Why Couples therapy Backfire for Trauma Survivor
"You two just need to communicate better." As trauma survivors in relationships, we've all heard this advice countless times. Well-meaning friends, family members, couples therapists, and relationship resources promise that better communication skills will fix our...
Eva Fernandez, LMFT
Trauma-informed therapist helping survivors create secure, healing relationships. Creator of the Whole-Healing System approach.