Have you ever left a therapy session feeling unseen or unheard? For trauma survivors, that dynamic can end up repeating the very pattern that caused the harm in the first place. In this episode, Riva shares a personal story about an experience with a psychologist, then breaks down the person-centered therapeutic approach why it works for trauma survivors specifically, and why so much of modern therapy misses this piece entirely.

In This Episode

❤️‍🩹 Riva’s personal experience with a psychologist that shaped how she thinks about therapy

❤️‍🩹 What the person-centered approach actually is, and the belief at its foundation

❤️‍🩹Why trauma survivors specifically need their choice and agency handed back to them

❤️‍🩹How Western culture’s “just tell me what to do” conditioning can work against real healing

and more!

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