Orlando Trauma Therapist Shares What Is Behind Daddy Issues

I’m Lauran Hahn, LMHC and one of my specialties is helping people recover from toxic relationships and improving their attachment styles. It's my passion to help those who have experienced trauma and anxiety. Mindful Living Counseling, my therapy practice in Orlando, Florida, is a safe space where you can find the support you need to heal from your trauma.

Recently, I was asked to share my thoughts on the root cause of "daddy issues." This made me reflect on how the term itself carries a negative connotation and fails to accurately describe the challenges faced in relationships, especially for women.

Orlando Trauma Therapist Explains Rape Culture Part 3

Have you or someone you care about recently experienced some form of sexual harm? Knowing what to do next, or how to best provide support can feel overwhelming! Sexual violence can greatly affect a survivor’s overall wellness. Learning about Rape Trauma Syndrome can help orient us to what’s going on, and help us see the supportive and healing path forward.

Orlando Trauma Therapist Explains Rape Culture

Your heart is pounding. You might be thinking, “What did that person just say to me?” “What did they mean by that?” You’re left feeling icky or uncomfortable. You try to brush off their comments, but you can’t shake that irritated, nervous feeling that something is off. You question whether or not to say something back, but decide it’s not worth the confrontation and try to ignore it.

My name is Trissa Dodson LMHC, and I’m a sexual violence trauma therapist. In order to heal from sexual trauma, we need to talk about how sexual violence permeates the larger society we’re all a part of. We need to talk about the word no one seems to want to say, the dreaded R-word: Rape. More specifically, Rape Culture.

Orlando Therapist Explains How EMDR Therapy Works

Have you been considering EMDR Therapy but want to understand what is before picking up the phone and getting started? Does it sound a bit “woo woo” and you need to know more you open to giving it a try?

Orlando Therapist Explains What to Expect in EMDR Therapy

Are you curious about EMDR Therapy? You’d like to try it, but you want to understand exactly what’s happening in an EMDR Therapy session. You’ve heard people rave about the results, but you need a little more information before you’ll be ready to schedule a session.

Anxiety Therapist Shares Tips to Reduce Scanxiety

As the days tick forward, your anxiety grows as you await your visit and medical test results. This isn't something new for you; you do this regularly.

So, why does the anxiousness creep up every time? As you go about your day, you notice a familiar worry lurking in the back of your mind. Why do I have to go through this? What if I simply didn't show up? What if I just went on with my life and skipped these damn tests?

Therapy Orlando: 5 Signs You’re Healing From Trauma

Do you ever look in the metaphorical rearview mirror and say to yourself, “I’ve really come a long way.” Do you ponder the person you were and realize you’re now very different?

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, all of our counselors are EMDR therapists. We are all highly trained and skilled at helping you heal from past trauma. We see many clients who are just getting started on their healing journey. We help them navigate through their past and help them heal through their trauma for a better future.

As I’ve been going through the EMDR consultant-in-training process, I have come across some commonly asked questions from clients and from other EMDR therapists. I have created a list of answers to some commonly asked questions regarding EMDR Therapy.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist providing tips to settle when your inner critic is taking over.

You know that little internal voice that spews negative self-talk? Of course you do! We all have one. I like to call it your little inner critic.

The little inner critic says things like, "You're not enough." Whether it is not good enough, smart enough, or skilled enough, it is constantly sending you messages that you don't measure up in some way.

Trauma Therapy Orlando: Helps You Move from Chaos to Clarity in Your Relationships

You’re tired of all the relationship drama. You’re exhausted from the internal chaos and external angst. You’re ready to put the anxiety, overwhelm, doubt, and confusion behind you. Whether it is romantic, work, or friendship, you’re ready to have clarity and feel calm in your relationships.

As an anxiety therapist and relationship counselor, I help folks move from chaos to calm in their relationships (romantic or otherwise).

Trauma Therapy Orlando: Making Sense of Chaotic Relationships

If you regularly feel guilty, bad, anxious, overwhelmed, angry, lost, or powerless in relationships (romantic or otherwise), seeing this discord through the lens of the trauma triangle can be life-changing. Yes, you read that right, this could Change. Your. Life. Once you can see what is happening and develop some tools to do something different, you will be able to experience connection without the chaos.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist sharing a snippet of my story and a path to healing intergenerational trauma…

Trauma is definitely generational. What we don’t heal, we pass on to our children. I have seen it in my own life and the life of my clients. It’s the painful truth.

Orlando Therapist Providing Anxiety and Trauma Counseling

Having a regular mindfulness and meditation practice helps to calm anxiety in a natural way. It brings online the part of the brain that tells the nervous system that you are safe now. If you have been struggling with anxiety, I recommend you start a mindfulness and meditation practice, as this teaches your brain and nervous system the ability to discern the difference between a threat and a trigger.

Anxiety Therapist: 6 Types of Toxic Guilt and 6 Tips to Help and Heal

Tired of feeling ripped apart by guilt? Does making decisions feel like anxiety and guilt volleyball? “If I work late, I will feel bad about not being with my family, but if I go home, I will feel bad about not getting more work done.” No matter what you decide to do, you are plagued with anxiety and guilt. Does it feel impossible to do things that will allow you to take care of yourself because the burden of guilt is just too much to bare? If toxic guilt has attached itself to you like the Bubonic Plague, read on to find the type of toxic guilt you struggle with and tips for dealing and healing so you can have peace of mind.