Neglect-Informed Psychotherapy
"Because NOTHING matters"
What is neglect-informed psychotherapy?
Neglect is the story of nothing, which is why it is a largely overlooked phenomenon in the trauma world and in the larger world. Thankfully we now have the category of ‘trauma-informed’, a concept that has permeated modern culture and is part of our daily vocabulary. I am on a mission to do the same with “neglect-informed”. I want to help you recognize that nothing DOES matter, so you and all survivors of neglect trauma can be heard and understood in a way that you never have before.
Neglect-informed psychotherapy offers a compassionate and comprehensive approach to identifying and addressing the lasting effects of early neglect on individuals’ mental health and well-being. As a therapist, I seek to understand how truly traumatic missing experiences were in shaping clients’ sense of self, relationships, and worldview. Neglect is a form of trauma that can lead to feelings of worthlessness, abandonment, and mistrust. Our job is to shine a light on the unnoticed and bring a voice to the unheard – because NOTHING matters!
What you will find on this site
- Information on how you can get help for the lasting impact that trauma and neglect can have on relationship, sexuality, and life in general
- Help for healing from sexual problems related to trauma and neglect
- Resources, articles and ideas of where to get help
- My weekly blog where I share current thinking
Featured Blogs
Sturm und Drang: Hair, Community, Music
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Amending Our Process: Crafting Apologies that Heal
When I was perhaps as young as four years old, my mother taught us a little apology ritual. I don’t know how she devised it
True Repair: Yom Kippur, Why Apology Matters, What Heals?
Next week’s Jewish High Holiday Yom Kippur brings many thoughts. My childhood memories of that day are spotty and mostly painful. Our dad being the
My Free E-Books
I have created a number of free e-books. Some of them are chapters from my first book Coming Home to Passion. I have also started compiling books of short stories which will form the Out of My Mind Series. You can also find trauma resources that I hope you will find helpful. Feel free to browse, read, print and share!