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

Stalled but Not “Stuck” – Slogging, Baking and Care
Certain words I have torn out of my personal lexicon and just tossed. One of those is “stuck.” It is not allowed in my office

Voice and Spine: Trees, Feet, Upward
Way back when I was in graduate school, which seems like eons ago (it was the middle 1980’s), I studied the work of an attachment

To Be Or…Invisible, Parts, Integration
When I was in ninth grade, my English class planned a field trip to the theater to see Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Strange how
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!