Leah Silverstein (She/her)

When helping clients to navigate trauma, the importance of meeting a person in their experience with compassion and understanding is essential. Trauma can impact us in various ways, which may be apparent or challenging to identify. I place a strong focus on creating an environment where clients can feel safe enough to do the work that is needed to heal.

I often use Ego State Therapy and IFS, which support clients in getting acquainted with and understanding different parts or sides of themselves. This can benefit clients in many ways, such as increasing personal insight, working through inner conflicts, finding the source of uncomfortable or confusing thoughts/feelings/behaviors, and more.

My work incorporates an attachment-focused lens. The experiences that we have had in relationships throughout our lives, especially in childhood, affect our connections with others. This applies not only to partner relationships, but also the relationships we have with friends, family members, bosses, and others that we interact with. Exploring and understanding our attachment styles, strengths, and injuries is an important part of the therapy process and our growth.

I often use Ego State Therapy and IFS, which support clients in getting acquainted with and understanding different parts or sides of themselves. This can benefit clients in many ways, such as increasing personal insight, working through inner conflicts, finding the source of uncomfortable or confusing thoughts/feelings/behaviors, and more.

When helping clients to navigate trauma, the importance of meeting a person in their experience with compassion and understanding is essential. Trauma can impact us in various ways, which may be apparent or challenging to identify. I place a strong focus on creating an environment where clients can feel safe enough to do the work that is needed to heal.

When helping clients to navigate trauma, the importance of meeting a person in their experience with compassion and understanding is essential. Trauma can impact us in various ways, which may be apparent or challenging to identify. I place a strong focus on creating an environment where clients can feel safe enough to do the work that is needed to heal.

I often use Ego State Therapy and IFS, which support clients in getting acquainted with and understanding different parts or sides of themselves. This can benefit clients in many ways, such as increasing personal insight, working through inner conflicts, finding the source of uncomfortable or confusing thoughts/feelings/behaviors, and more. These approaches can be modified to fit a person's needs, whether they identify as plural/having dissociative identities or as a single individual.

Many clients that I have worked with have experienced various types of abuse, including but not limited to emotional, physical, religious/spiritual, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect.

Many clients have benefitted from discussing dissociation in sessions with me, in a way that goes beyond depersonalization and derealization. People can dissociate to varying degrees, and it can affect them in a number of ways. Destigmatizing dissociation has become an important part of my practice, especially for clients who have experienced traumatic events or who have dissociative experiences that they find to be confusing or overwhelming.

Many clients that I have worked with have experienced various types of abuse, including but not limited to emotional, physical, religious, spiritual, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. I am mindful to approach these topics with care and attunement, in a manner and at a pace that helps my clients to feel supported.

Many clients have benefitted from discussing dissociation in sessions with me, in a way that goes beyond depersonalization and derealization. People can dissociate to varying degrees, and it can affect them in a number of ways. Destigmatizing dissociation has become an important part of my practice, especially for clients who have experienced traumatic events or who have dissociative experiences that they find to be confusing or overwhelming.

Sexual abuse/assault can be a uniquely challenging topic for some clients to approach, even in a therapy setting. Client-led pacing and consent around therapy activities or discussions are incorporated into my approach in much of the trauma therapy that I do, including therapy for sexual abuse and assault. I support clients in determining how they want to approach their healing, regardless of how long ago, or for how long, the abuse itself happened.

Many clients have benefitted from discussing dissociation in sessions with me, in a way that goes beyond depersonalization and derealization. People can dissociate to varying degrees, and it can affect them in a number of ways. Destigmatizing dissociation has become an important part of my practice, especially for clients who have experienced traumatic events or who have dissociative experiences that they find to be confusing or overwhelming.

Sexual abuse/assault can be a uniquely challenging topic for some clients to approach, even in a therapy setting. Client-led pacing and consent around therapy activities or discussions are incorporated into my approach in much of the trauma therapy that I do, including therapy for sexual abuse and assault. I support clients in determining how they want to approach their healing, regardless of how long ago, or for how long, the abuse itself happened.

Many clients that I have worked with have experienced various types of abuse, including but not limited to emotional, physical, religious, spiritual, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. I am mindful to approach these topics with care and attunement, in a manner and at a pace that helps my clients to feel supported.