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Internal Family Systems for Anxiety: A Compassionate, Trauma-Responsive Approach
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a compassionate, trauma-responsive approach to anxiety by understanding anxious parts as protectors rather than problems.

Zach Walters
Jan 163 min read


Dissociation and Trauma: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) Approach
Dissociation is a common yet often misunderstood response to trauma. Many people describe feeling disconnected from their bodies, emotions, or sense of reality. Others notice spacing out, emotional numbing, memory gaps, or a sense of watching life from a distance. While dissociation can feel alarming, it is not a sign of weakness or failure—it is a nervous system response that once served a vital protective purpose. Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a compassionate

Zach Walters
Jan 73 min read


Healing Your Trauma Story: Finding Strength, Compassion, and Wholeness
Learn how healing your trauma story can reduce shame, restore self-compassion, and help you reclaim ownership of your life and identity.

Zach Walters
Sep 26, 20255 min read


The Overlooked Link Between OCD and Trauma
Discover the overlooked link between OCD and trauma. Learn how a trauma-informed ERP approach can support deeper healing and lasting recovery.

Zach Walters
Sep 24, 20253 min read


How The Body Keeps the Score Informs My Work as a Therapist
As a therapist, few books have influenced my work as deeply as The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. This groundbreaking...

Zach Walters
Sep 16, 20253 min read


Substance Use and Trauma: Why Trauma Therapy Is the Missing Piece in Recovery
We know that behind every struggle with substance use, there’s a deeper story. One shaped not by weakness or there being anything wrong...

Zach Walters
Jul 29, 20254 min read


Understanding and Coping with Depersonalization
Imagine waking up one day and feeling like you're watching your life from outside your body. Conversations feel distant, like you're...

Zach Walters
Jun 17, 20253 min read


Why Grounding Techniques Might Not Work at First—And What to Try Instead
If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety, panic attacks, dissociation, or trauma, chances are someone has suggested grounding techniques....

Zach Walters
Jun 10, 20254 min read


Why Trauma Makes Relationships So Hard (and How to Reconnect When You’ve Shut Down)
This blog will explore why trauma makes relationships hard, and how to reconnect when you shut down.

Zach Walters
Jun 2, 20255 min read


How Childhood Trauma Leads to Anxiety
If you struggle with moderate to severe anxiety, you may wonder why you react differently or become more easily triggered than other...

Zach Walters
May 28, 20254 min read


Grounding Techniques for Trauma and Dissociation: How to Reconnect When You Feel Disconnected
Moments of disconnection can feel terrifying. You might feel like you’re floating outside your body, watching your life from a distance,...

Zach Walters
May 26, 20254 min read


How Anxiety and Dissociation Are Connected — And What You Can Do About It
When Anxiety Feels Overwhelming During moments of intense anxiety, the world can feel frightening, distorted, or completely surreal....

Zach Walters
May 19, 20253 min read
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