https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-why-emdr-can-feel-emotional-without-being-re-traumatizing monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1774134270827-L37FTBB2NBBE0WCV178L/unsplash-image-OEKc3rX0vaw.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Can Feel Emotional Without Being Re-Traumatizing - There is an important distinction between feeling emotion and being overwhelmed by emotion. Many people seeking EMDR have spent years avoiding emotional experiences altogether — not because they don’t feel deeply, but because emotions once felt unmanageable or unsafe. EMDR doesn’t aim to rip those defenses away. Instead, it works by engaging the brain’s natural capacity to process experiences that were never fully integrated at the time they occurred. Emotion may arise — sadness, anger, fear, grief — but it arises within a regulated framework rather than as a free-fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1774134756599-3G2GIWYV6B3XMC6AHHXR/unsplash-image-DRzYMtae-vA.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Can Feel Emotional Without Being Re-Traumatizing - One of the reasons EMDR feels different from uncontained emotional experiences is that clients remain in control of the process. EMDR is not something that happens to you — it’s something you participate in, collaboratively. Clients can: slow the pace or stop at any time shift focus if something feels too intense remain oriented to the present communicate openly about what they’re noticing This sense of agency is particularly important for people whose trauma involved a loss of control. Re-traumatization often occurs when someone feels trapped, powerless, or unable to regulate intensity. EMDR actively works against those conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1774135495778-UL00Q4DFDCY41GKVXYIY/unsplash-image-RqR2pnTpmHA.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Can Feel Emotional Without Being Re-Traumatizing - It’s important to name that EMDR can feel overwhelming if: it moves too quickly protective parts aren’t respected preparation is skipped or the therapist isn’t responsive to cues of dysregulation This is not a failure of the client — it’s a signal that the approach needs adjustment. Integrating EMDR with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapy allows for more attuned pacing and greater internal consent. When parts feel heard and supported, emotional processing becomes safer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Can Feel Emotional Without Being Re-Traumatizing - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-healing-for-marginalized-communities monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/367c24a6-be41-44bb-9fbd-8dde8ba90aa1/unsplash-image-e-TuK4z2LhY.jpg Blog - How IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy Support Healing for Marginalized Communities - Traditional narratives about trauma often focus on discrete events: a single assault, accident, or loss. While these experiences absolutely matter, they don’t capture the full picture for many marginalized clients. For people who move through the world carrying identities that have been historically targeted, trauma often looks more like: repeated experiences of discrimination or microaggressions chronic exposure to threat, surveillance, or invalidation having one’s identity questioned, debated, or erased navigating systems that punish visibility or difference needing to constantly assess safety in social, medical, or professional spaces These experiences accumulate. Over time, the nervous system learns that safety is conditional — something to be evaluated moment by moment rather than assumed. In this context, mistrust and vigilance are not maladaptive traits; they are accurate responses to lived experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1773625371661-J66F4IJNRA840815I612/unsplash-image-KVDf9bE_SCA.jpg Blog - How IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy Support Healing for Marginalized Communities - One of the hardest realities to name is that marginalized clients may continue to encounter unsafe systems or discrimination. Trauma therapy cannot change that. What it can change is how deeply those experiences define a person’s worth, identity, and capacity for connection. → Through EMDR, painful memories tied to identity-based harm can be reprocessed so they no longer carry the same charge of shame or self-blame. → Through IFS, parts that internalized oppressive messages can be met with compassion and helped release roles they were never meant to carry. → Through somatic and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, clients can experience themselves in their bodies as grounded, worthy, and intact — not just as people bracing for impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1773626119020-S4XB5WBF2L5CLCPALG2F/unsplash-image-X1GZqv-F7Tw.jpg Blog - How IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy Support Healing for Marginalized Communities - Trauma therapy for marginalized communities cannot be about fixing people so they can better tolerate unsafe systems. It must be about helping people reclaim internal safety, agency, and choice within an imperfect world. IFS, EMDR, and somatic therapies allow for exactly this kind of healing. They honor the wisdom of protective parts, acknowledge systemic realities, and support change that does not require self-betrayal. At its best, trauma therapy helps clients feel less alone inside themselves — even when the world remains complex. Learn more about trauma therapy here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - How IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy Support Healing for Marginalized Communities - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-how-trauma-shows-up-in-high-functioning-adults monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1772592112446-6DKTZGAV32XPDP94T6PT/unsplash-image-3bwMp-TyxOE.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - Trauma, at its core, is not about what happened — it’s about what overwhelmed the nervous system without adequate support. That overwhelm might come from chronic stress, emotional neglect, repeated invalidation, or relational environments where someone had to adapt in order to stay safe or connected. For many high-functioning adults, trauma didn’t look dramatic. It looked like: needing to grow up early learning to suppress needs to avoid conflict being praised for independence while feeling alone constantly adjusting to others’ expectations feeling responsible for other people’s emotions These adaptations often work — very well. They help people succeed. But they also ask the nervous system to stay on guard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1772592708803-SFT181BR098O5NFENQJR/unsplash-image-md7cCWYVq9U.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - Another quiet sign of trauma is emotional constriction. Some high-functioning adults don’t feel anxious or overwhelmed; they feel flat, disconnected, or oddly neutral about things that “should” matter. This isn’t apathy or lack of care — it’s often a nervous system that learned to dampen emotional intensity as a form of protection. When emotions were once overwhelming or unsupported, shutting them down became adaptive. Somatic work helps make sense of this by shifting the focus away from “why don’t I feel more?” to “what did my body learn it needed to do to stay safe?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1772593476669-GX96KDE2BV7SSKW0HU6I/unsplash-image-LO3IuL-wgME.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - At Full Self Psychotherapy, we work with many high-functioning adults who are successful, thoughtful, and tired of holding it all together alone. We offer EMDR integrated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-informed somatic therapy, including longer sessions and intensives for deeper nervous system work. Our approach is collaborative, paced, and grounded in respect for the protective strategies that helped clients survive — even when those strategies now feel limiting. Margot is currently on a waitlist, and clients can also work with Molly Michael, a clinician in the practice who offers the same integrative, reflective approach through ongoing collaboration and supervision. If you’ve ever wondered whether trauma could be part of why you feel chronically off despite functioning well, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to wait until things fall apart to explore support. Learn more about me (Margot) here. Learn more about Molly here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-treatment-washington-dc-emdr-is-not-just-for-trauma monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771979431202-J80K762LBBJBLPYQK4TB/unsplash-image-BsKIPa4AFOY.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - While that’s true, it leaves out something crucial: how the world responds to ADHD nervous systems over time. Many people with ADHD grow up receiving constant, often subtle messages: “Why can’t you just try harder?” “You’re too much.” “You’re lazy, careless, or irresponsible.” “Everyone else can manage this—what’s wrong with you?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/310db669-b7bb-4764-8804-9e32b2666de4/unsplash-image-RFVCEQICQUA.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - Shame is one of the most pervasive and painful experiences for adults with ADHD. It often shows up as: “I should be better by now.” “Everyone else has this figured out.” “I’m a problem.” “I always mess things up.” Importantly, shame isn’t just a belief—it’s a felt experience stored in the body. You can intellectually know you’re competent and still feel deeply defective. This is where talk therapy alone often hits a wall. EMDR works by engaging the brain’s natural ability to integrate emotional and sensory information. When shame-based memories are reprocessed, clients frequently report that the emotional charge decreases, even if they can still remember what happened. The story remains, but it no longer defines them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771980345295-GF3I6ZPZ1FZOTTSD333L/unsplash-image-HS5CLnQbCOc.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - EMDR isn’t about reliving painful memories or digging for trauma where none exists. It’s about helping the nervous system update what it learned during moments of overwhelm, rejection, or shame—many of which were shaped by living in a world that misunderstood ADHD. For adults with ADHD, this kind of work can be deeply relieving. Not because it erases the past, but because it allows the present to feel less reactive, less heavy, and more spacious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-why-emdr-doesnt-work-for-everyone monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771380859111-HL5X7R0K72NI8HRQA06Q/unsplash-image-qL0t5zNGFVQ.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Doesn’t Work for Everyone — and How an Integrative Approach Changes That - There are a few common reasons EMDR can feel difficult or ineffective: 1. The nervous system gets flooded If EMDR moves too quickly, clients may feel overwhelmed, dissociate, or shut down. When the system goes into survival mode, processing can stall — not because someone is resistant, but because their system is doing its job. 2. Protective parts aren’t on board Many people have parts of themselves whose role is to stay in control, stay productive, or avoid emotional pain. If those parts don’t feel safe with EMDR, they may block access to memories or create internal tension. 3. There isn’t enough time Traditional 45–50 minute sessions can make it hard to fully settle into processing — especially if the clock is ticking and sessions end mid-activation. 4. The focus is too narrow When EMDR is done without attention to parts, pacing, or nervous system cues, it can feel mechanical or disconnected from a person’s lived experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/0eb518ad-b2a2-4245-8f33-220653a9cd11/unsplash-image-9cFuZzPMmkU.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Doesn’t Work for Everyone — and How an Integrative Approach Changes That - If you’ve tried EMDR in the past and felt turned off by the experience, that doesn’t mean you should rule it out entirely. It may simply mean: the pace was too fast your protective parts weren’t included your nervous system needed more support or the format didn’t allow enough time When EMDR is combined with IFS, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and a strong therapeutic relationship, many clients who once felt “stuck” are surprised by how different the experience can be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Doesn’t Work for Everyone — and How an Integrative Approach Changes That - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-why-grief-can-show-up-in-healing monthly 0.5 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771182725905-63YVTUPG3MZBKEOERWAI/unsplash-image-xbJHiTMl46E.jpg Blog - Why Grief Can Show Up When Life Starts to Feel Better - It’s relational. It lives in the body, in attachment, and in memory. And it tends to surface when the nervous system senses that it’s finally safe enough to do so. This is why people often notice grief emerging: after a period of stability once anxiety has softened when relationships feel more secure when life begins to expand again When survival mode loosens, what was held back can finally come forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771183125296-Q90TNVFQCHWJ4IML30FL/unsplash-image-qqd8APhaOg4.jpg Blog - Why Grief Can Show Up When Life Starts to Feel Better - For many people, grief is deeply tied to attachment. There can be an unspoken fear: “If I let myself grieve, I’ll lose the connection forever.” Or: “If I move forward, it means I didn’t care enough.” From an attachment perspective, grief is not about forgetting — it’s about reorganizing connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1771183819375-EJFINUX5EMPK539ZQWXJ/unsplash-image-Y5-0B9Pqtgk.jpg Blog - Why Grief Can Show Up When Life Starts to Feel Better - Grief doesn’t mean healing has failed. Often, it means healing has finally made room for what couldn’t be felt before. You don’t have to rush it. You don’t have to resolve it. You only have to let it belong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Why Grief Can Show Up When Life Starts to Feel Better - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-what-therapy-is-political-means-in-our-practice monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1770570426985-O391MVH0YS5D6WKYN383/unsplash-image-9kzh7IG3d8o.jpg Blog - What “Therapy Is Political” Means in Our Practice - As a licensed clinical social worker, this isn’t abstract for me. Our professional code of ethics is explicit: we have a responsibility to support marginalized and oppressed populations. That includes BIPOC clients, LGBTQ+ clients, immigrants, and others who have historically been harmed — or excluded — by mental health and medical systems. That responsibility doesn’t mean shaming clients who are still learning. It doesn’t mean demonizing people who were shaped by different experiences, beliefs, or levels of privilege. But it does mean being clear about what I will and won’t tolerate in the therapy space. A queer client shouldn’t have to wonder whether their identity will be debated. A client of color shouldn’t have to brace themselves for minimization or microaggressions. Supporting marginalized clients does not require loudly hating “the other side.” In fact, polarization can recreate the very dynamics therapy is meant to heal. What it does require is clarity: my therapy room is a place where people’s right to exist, to be safe, and to be treated with dignity is not up for discussion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1770571320802-PEFR4WGFTZ8TYDHGYI3R/unsplash-image-B9g_Eqf9pwI.jpg Blog - What “Therapy Is Political” Means in Our Practice - If by political we mean partisan, combative, or performative — no. But if we mean honest about context, accountable to ethics, and explicit about safety — then yes, therapy is political. My goal is not to alienate people who are still learning. It’s to ensure that the people most often harmed by silence don’t have to wonder if they’ll be safe here. I believe therapy can be a place where marginalized clients are protected and affirmed, and where others are invited — not forced — into deeper awareness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - What “Therapy Is Political” Means in Our Practice - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. The clinicians at Full Self Psychotherapy are committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/therapist-washington-dc-normalizing-grief-and-guilt-in-healing monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769561522421-I6IER82BZY5GN20I39NC/unsplash-image-74TufExdP3Y.jpg Blog - Normalizing Grief and Guilt in the Healing Process - One of the myths about healing is that it’s linear: pain, work, relief. But healing is rarely a clean progression. It’s more often a widening — where relief and sorrow, joy and grief, gratitude and guilt coexist. For many people, especially those with strong attachment bonds or trauma histories, feeling better can paradoxically feel unsafe. Not because healing is wrong — but because what we learned to associate with safety, loyalty, and love lives deeper than logic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769561783434-1IMCEAGNCCI2B7B7KXGL/unsplash-image-3DR1XzQfOfs.jpg Blog - Normalizing Grief and Guilt in the Healing Process - When you notice guilt or grief rising alongside moments of ease, try this gentle orienting practice: Pause and look around the room. Name five things you can see. Feel your feet or body supported by the surface beneath you. Take one slow breath — not to change anything, just to notice. Then, silently offer yourself this reframe: “I can feel good and still care.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769562273326-SKIYWHHXAJBAKMH9W6AT/unsplash-image-OPR_kr4eU-c.jpg Blog - Normalizing Grief and Guilt in the Healing Process - When people try to “outthink” guilt, it often tightens. But when healing happens slowly, relationally, and with enough support — through approaches like EMDR, IFS, and nervous-system–informed therapy — guilt tends to soften on its own. Not because you forced it away, but because: your system feels safer in the present attachment fears are addressed rather than ignored grief has space to exist without running the show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Normalizing Grief and Guilt in the Healing Process - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/washington-dc-adhd-what-to-expect-in-a-therapy-intensive monthly 0.5 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769396460178-BAJDBDNARATXWWGQJWNP/unsplash-image-s24ssp6QyFI.jpg Blog - What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Approach to Deep Work Without the Wait - Many neurodivergent clients tell me that weekly therapy feels like: constantly reorienting losing momentum between sessions spending most of the session “catching up” running out of time just as things get interesting This isn’t a motivation problem. It’s a fit problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769396987506-RV6CKLVZAECH305V4DGZ/unsplash-image-aUHTbs_9oKg.jpg Blog - What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Approach to Deep Work Without the Wait - The key difference in an intensive is that nothing has to be forced. There is time to: slow down when something feels like “too much” check in with protective parts follow your nervous system’s signals allow emotions to move and settle For many neurodivergent adults, this reduces performance pressure and the feeling that they need to “do therapy right.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1769398083030-4SLE99WA6PB9HHAGCZCL/unsplash-image-QkflfhJn1KA.jpg Blog - What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Approach to Deep Work Without the Wait - Instead of therapy becoming another weekly obligation, an intensive can feel like: dedicated time to focus inward fewer disruptions to your schedule meaningful movement without dragging things out This is not about productivity — it’s about respecting your time and capacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Approach to Deep Work Without the Wait - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-why-emdr-works-best-in-relationship monthly 0.5 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/044a6fa7-f0fb-40f9-9306-c9270837d6fb/unsplash-image-SktdARcCuys.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Works Best in Relationship — and Why Intensives Can Be the Most Ethical Way to Do the Work - At its core, EMDR helps the brain reprocess memories that are still “live” in the nervous system — memories that continue to shape beliefs, emotions, and reactions long after the original experience has passed. For this to happen safely, the nervous system needs to feel: supported enough to stay present regulated enough to avoid overwhelm or shutdown confident that it won’t be rushed or abandoned mid-process None of that happens through technique alone. It happens in relationship. When EMDR feels overwhelming or ineffective, what’s often missing isn’t resilience or motivation — it’s enough relational and temporal containment for the work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1768970362041-5X1MDWCDQN7FUR0D8ABO/unsplash-image-KYxXMTpTzek.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Works Best in Relationship — and Why Intensives Can Be the Most Ethical Way to Do the Work - EMDR intensives change the container — and that changes everything. With extended sessions (90 minutes or longer), there is: time to build rapport without rushing space to check in with protective parts room to titrate processing carefully the ability to fully settle before ending continuity that supports integration Rather than being “more intense,” intensives often feel more regulating, because the nervous system isn’t bracing against the clock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1768971515199-YUJABPQY5P77CAGE2KQC/unsplash-image-_UIVmIBB3JU.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Works Best in Relationship — and Why Intensives Can Be the Most Ethical Way to Do the Work - EMDR doesn’t work because it’s fast. It works because, when done well, it happens inside a relationship that has enough time, enough safety, and enough care. That’s not an add-on. It’s the foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Works Best in Relationship — and Why Intensives Can Be the Most Ethical Way to Do the Work - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn more about Molly here. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-have-you-tried-emdr-before-and-felt-stuck monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1768453183330-2YPL7PXTPKBRBMDYBAPA/unsplash-image-G8rRItjrwkA.jpg Blog - Have You Tried EMDR Before and Felt Stuck? - They may: shut down emotional access create mental fog or blankness intensify anxiety or physical discomfort pull you out of the present moment block memories or images from forming These responses aren’t resistance. They’re protective intelligence. Your system is saying, “This doesn’t feel safe yet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/54e3ba10-c1d6-4380-b921-88fc53576aac/unsplash-image-qbTC7ZwJB64.jpg Blog - Have You Tried EMDR Before and Felt Stuck? - An IFS-informed EMDR approach may involve: → slowing the pace of processing → checking in with protective parts before starting → building more internal and external resources → helping parts understand what EMDR is — and isn’t → clarifying that the adult Self is present and in charge → negotiating clear boundaries around how deep to go → allowing parts to observe rather than participate at first https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1768455220760-URB347ZMD7ZPYB5CC6S1/unsplash-image-Jxi526YIQgA.jpg Blog - Have You Tried EMDR Before and Felt Stuck? - Often, it means your system needed: a slower pace more preparation deeper respect for protective parts or a more integrative approach When EMDR is combined with IFS and grounded in collaboration and consent, change doesn’t have to be forced. It can unfold in a way that actually feels supportive, steady, and empowering. Learn more about EMDR here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/658355a4-e11e-4617-9d72-00a9ee350ee1/Shoott_Group_Photos_WashingtonDC_0005.jpg Blog - Have You Tried EMDR Before and Felt Stuck? - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-better-new-year-reset-than-resolutions monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1767758661660-6CHTZ65VJ45DYFKXPOPS/unsplash-image-3I3WVoA-Gks.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Is a Better New Year Reset Than Resolutions - Most resolutions focus on behavior: “I’ll be more confident.” “I’ll stop overreacting.” “I’ll finally set boundaries.” “I won’t let my anxiety run my life.” But behavior doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Our reactions, habits, and self-talk are shaped by past experiences — especially experiences where we learned something about safety, worth, or belonging. Even when we logically know those old lessons no longer apply, our nervous system doesn’t always get the memo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1767759603645-S5C25Y4NH6MRV11RGRAP/unsplash-image-i7Gsewn-koA.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Is a Better New Year Reset Than Resolutions - Sensorimotor work helps track what’s happening in the body, without forcing intense reliving of the past. This allows EMDR to: move at a tolerable pace increase nervous system regulation support clients who tend to dissociate, shut down, or intellectualize For many people, this combination makes therapy feel safer, steadier, and more effective. Learn more about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1767760300922-QNCG8OIMZVX4KXKPZ1JH/unsplash-image-PAykYb-8Er8.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Is a Better New Year Reset Than Resolutions - Especially if: you’re tired of understanding without relief you notice the same emotional patterns repeating you want change that feels real, not forced you’re curious about a more integrative, trauma-informed approach Therapy doesn’t have to start with a resolution. Sometimes, it starts by making space for something new to emerge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why EMDR Is a Better New Year Reset Than Resolutions - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapist-dc-why-you-still-feel-not-good-enough monthly 0.5 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1766971293120-15LX5FZY5YTPIAKDYCUE/unsplash-image-jIKXdqKILgk.jpg Blog - EMDR Therapy: Why You Still Feel “Not Good Enough” Even When You Know You Are - You can logically know: you’re competent you didn’t do anything wrong the situation isn’t dangerous you’re not actually being rejected …and still feel: ashamed panicked flooded defensive deeply inadequate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1766971784027-NZJITX55VA6YCID3IZNX/unsplash-image-ry_sD0P1ZL0.jpg Blog - EMDR Therapy: Why You Still Feel “Not Good Enough” Even When You Know You Are - As the brain reprocesses this material, many people notice that: old beliefs lose their emotional charge reactions feel less intense or less immediate situations that used to feel threatening feel more manageable self-criticism feels quieter or less convincing Not because you’re forcing change — but because the brain has integrated new information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1766972732687-L8TW05A0RW4JEDD3LWQ2/unsplash-image-_5oWvpil1kk.jpg Blog - EMDR Therapy: Why You Still Feel “Not Good Enough” Even When You Know You Are - For some people, EMDR therapy works best when there’s more time. Longer sessions or EMDR intensives can allow: deeper focus without feeling rushed space to fully work through a reaction cycle time for integration before returning to daily life This can be especially helpful if your reactions feel layered, longstanding, or tightly linked to core beliefs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - EMDR Therapy: Why You Still Feel “Not Good Enough” Even When You Know You Are - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-why-do-i-always-have-to-be-the-bigger-person monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/210843c0-9705-4447-97dd-2e3734052eee/unsplash-image-eszGZyRAa6w.jpg Blog - “Why Do I Always Have to Be the Bigger Person?” - In trauma-informed therapy, we often describe four common survival responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—the impulse to appease, placate, or people-please in order to stay safe. Appeasement is a real, mammalian strategy: when fighting or fleeing would make things worse, our systems may move toward the threat to reduce harm (especially if we learned this early). In adults, it can look like chronic over-accommodating, pre-emptive apologizing, or smoothing over someone else’s behavior so the relationship doesn’t rupture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/6d5b2c87-8c18-4eba-9065-f337aa9ba91b/unsplash-image-bQ-jVTlUoQI.jpg Blog - “Why Do I Always Have to Be the Bigger Person?” - Signs you’re in fawn fatigue You leave hard conversations feeling foggy, shaky, or oddly tired—even when nothing “big” happened. You apologize first (or most), even when you don’t believe you did something wrong. You pre-edit your needs (“It’s no big deal, but…”) or drop them entirely. You’re the “reasonable one” who smooths conflict at work or in the family chat. You feel anxious if someone is displeased with you—even a little. If you recognize yourself here, it doesn’t mean you must become confrontational. It means we want to help your system widen its options so calm includes self-respect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1b4dd42e-1c8e-4cba-83a9-9e5597ff076f/unsplash-image-pc7_NfY1lNI.jpg Blog - “Why Do I Always Have to Be the Bigger Person?” - The point isn’t to become rigid; it’s to stop outsourcing the entire cost of harmony to your body. Healthy relating includes flexibility, repair, and generosity—and it also includes limits, clarity, and rest. When you let generosity be a choice rather than a reflex, it becomes truer and more sustainable. Try this reframe: Before: “I have to be the bigger person.” After: “I can be caring and clear. I won’t carry this alone.” Notice your chest or belly as you say it. If fear spikes, that’s information: a protector is worried. Good—now we know where to start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - “Why Do I Always Have to Be the Bigger Person?” - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Virginia, and Maryland. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-they-should-just-know-how-im-feeling monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764734119324-J5Q5BBPGAABKG5ICQFEW/unsplash-image-7KQe_8Meex8.jpg Blog - “They Should Just Know How I’m Feeling” - When you care about someone, it’s natural to hope they’ll feel your feelings and respond without being told. In childhood, that’s ideal: caregivers notice, soothe, and meet needs without a perfect script. Your body remembers that template and keeps scanning for it. As adults, though, partners, friends, and coworkers can’t reliably “download” your inner world. They’re juggling their own nervous systems, histories, and blind spots. When a bid for understanding goes unseen, your body may label it as threat: I’m alone in this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764734677613-TFYE0XHDHPJUKUHTFNMT/unsplash-image-0dso2fC54ug.jpg Blog - “They Should Just Know How I’m Feeling” - One-sentence needs (pick one): “Could you check in with me after meetings? It helps me not spiral.” “I need a hug before we problem-solve.” “Please say ‘I get it; that’s hard’ before offering advice.” “If you’ll be late, a quick text keeps me from assuming the worst.” “Right now I need listening, not solutions.” Repair before story: Lead with a tiny bridge, then ask. “We’re on the same team. Can I ask for something small that would help?” “I care about us. Could you try ___ first when I’m upset?” Once there’s contact—eye, breath, soft tone—then share context: what happens in your body, why this matters, what would help next time. If you freeze: Use a script card on your phone: “I’m flooded. I want to talk and I need 10 minutes. Later I’ll ask for what I need.” Come back when your system’s steadier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764735430198-IWSCFS03T0H2TA3Y6IWM/unsplash-image-MHCiWaWPDtg.jpg Blog - “They Should Just Know How I’m Feeling” - You don’t have to perform pain to be understood, and you don’t have to swallow it to keep the peace. Your needs are not a burden; they’re information. Ask clearly, repair quickly, and let the relationship show you what it can hold. If it can’t hold much, that’s data you can trust—without turning on yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - “They Should Just Know How I’m Feeling” - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-why-do-i-feel-guilty-all-the-time monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764193484289-B9TYADF2Y5EYRUJOR3AI/unsplash-image-yusHnkBhF3Q.jpg Blog - Why Do I Feel Guilty All the Time? - For many clients, the roots are relational and nervous-system based. If love or approval felt conditional growing up, your system may equate “I’m sorry” with staying connected. If you were blamed or told to be the “bigger person,” guilt became a survival skill. ADHD-related misses (time-blindness, overwhelm) can feed the loop, and cultural roles—especially for those socialized as female—reinforce the rule that your needs go last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764194028974-FOWJD59LXX01V3WP1LLH/unsplash-image-LZ03UAy1SMc.jpg Blog - Why Do I Feel Guilty All the Time? - Try this (2 minutes): “I’m noticing a part that feels guilty. Thank you for trying to keep me safe. What are you afraid would happen if I don’t apologize right now?” Often you’ll hear: They’ll be mad. I’ll be left. I’ll look selfish. That’s valuable information—not facts that have to run your life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1764194658152-ETK0A5T3DZ59H6MLKEJF/unsplash-image-plTEYtXwXok.jpg Blog - Why Do I Feel Guilty All the Time? - If you catch yourself auto-apologizing, try swapping in a clear update: “Thanks for your patience—here’s where I am with this.” If your chest tightens before you set a boundary, pause for a slow exhale and choose one clean line: “That doesn’t work for me,” or, “Yes to X, not Y.” When you’re tempted to take responsibility for someone else’s mood, name your lane: “I trust you to decide. Here’s what I can do.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why Do I Feel Guilty All the Time? - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-when-its-not-just-seasonal monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/336d7602-5785-4cc1-b5f8-17bd13faf129/unsplash-image-_TuI8tZHlk4.jpg Blog - When It’s Not “Just Seasonal”: SAD vs. Burnout vs. Depression (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - → SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder): Mood and energy dip as daylight decreases—typically late fall through winter—and lift again as light returns. You feel heavier, sleepier, more withdrawn, and often crave carbs or naps. → Burnout: Emotional exhaustion from prolonged stress and over-responsibility. Motivation dives, cynicism rises, and even small tasks feel like mountains. You’re efficient but empty. → Depression: More global and persistent. Low mood and/or low interest most days for weeks; changes in sleep or appetite; low energy; guilt or hopelessness; focus problems. It may overlap with seasons and stress—or exist on its own. They can stack. Burnout can tip into depression. SAD can amplify both. Depression can look seasonal because shorter days reduce resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1763696158920-HEITV9S5CFHMBNYJMVRK/unsplash-image-H77F2WMUXUQ.jpg Blog - When It’s Not “Just Seasonal”: SAD vs. Burnout vs. Depression (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - Energy SAD: heavy/sleepy; improves with morning light and consistent routines. Burnout: tired-but-wired; coffee to start, screen to stop. Depression: persistently low; basic tasks feel uphill. Interest SAD: interest returns on brighter days. Burnout: interest exists, buried under “musts.” Depression: interest is globally reduced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1763696339491-EF80YB8JDEFI303010RM/unsplash-image-md7cCWYVq9U.jpg Blog - When It’s Not “Just Seasonal”: SAD vs. Burnout vs. Depression (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - Body cues SAD: slow, heavy; wants warmth and gentle activity. Burnout: tight/rigid; can’t land. Depression: collapsed/flat, or restless without aim. Thought patterns SAD: “I’ll be better in spring,” but “now” feels blah. Burnout: “Just push more.” Rest feels dangerous. Depression: “What’s the point?” or “Nothing changes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/f1b33430-0c89-4994-8e3a-39ca8a228066/unsplash-image-9JpNOM6ul8U.jpg Blog - When It’s Not “Just Seasonal”: SAD vs. Burnout vs. Depression (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - Ask yourself: Does mood dip with darker days and lift in spring? → Seasonal component likely. Support with light and rhythm; add IFS/Sensorimotor/EMDR to widen tolerance and reduce the crash. Am I running on fumes from long-term stress, and does stopping feel unsafe? → Burnout patterns likely. We’ll build boundaries your nervous system can feel, respect pusher parts, and address the fears underneath. Are low mood and low interest present most days for weeks (seasonal or not)? → Depression may be present. We pair body-led action with carefully paced EMDR and steady parts work. If needed, we coordinate medical care. If your answer is “it’s some of each,” you’re in good company. We can untangle them together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - When It’s Not “Just Seasonal”: SAD vs. Burnout vs. Depression (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-therapy-washington-dc-why-starting-feels-impossible monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1762906330416-9RRAIIFJJY2MACJ8QBTV/unsplash-image--Y0qPpeO5Us.jpg Blog - ADHD Paralysis Is Not Laziness: Why Starting Feels Impossible—and How Therapy Can Help You Get Unstuck - Think of initiation (getting started) like a green light in your brain. In ADHD, the “green light” depends more heavily on interest, novelty, clarity, and emotional safety. When a task feels vague, high-stakes, boring, or tied to self-worth, your brain labels it “threat.” That kicks up anxiety or shutdown—both of which jam the gears. Common blockers: Time blindness & overwhelm: You can’t feel how long something will take, so it feels endless. Perfectionism & rejection sensitivity: If it won’t be amazing, a part of you would rather not start. Body signals of danger: Tension, shallow breathing, or freeze make action feel unsafe. History & meaning: Old experiences (school, family, criticism) taught your system that tasks = pressure. If you’ve tried more planners, more alarms, more shame—no wonder you’re exhausted. Willpower tools help only when your nervous system feels safe and the task is chunked into doable pieces. This is where brain- and body-based therapy comes in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/dcb3c0ad-7d24-4af2-a547-adc41e12b787/unsplash-image-KYxXMTpTzek.jpg Blog - ADHD Paralysis Is Not Laziness: Why Starting Feels Impossible—and How Therapy Can Help You Get Unstuck - The 7-Minute Bridge: Set a timer for seven minutes and define the smallest possible starting action (open the doc, write the title, paste the prompt). When the timer ends, celebrate the micro-win. If momentum appears, ride it. If not, take a 2-minute break and repeat. Your nervous system learns “start = short and safe,” which lowers resistance over time. Body Permission Statement: Sit with both feet grounded. Place a hand on your chest and one on your belly. Say: “It’s safe to begin imperfectly. I don’t have to finish; I just have to start.” Then take one slow exhale and begin the first micro-action. This pairs a new belief with a calm physiological state—key for rewiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1762907353923-H3D7AE9755LDRTM04XYB/unsplash-image-lEkdWMWYtxI.jpg Blog - ADHD Paralysis Is Not Laziness: Why Starting Feels Impossible—and How Therapy Can Help You Get Unstuck - Quick Wins We Might Target A 10-minute morning “activation” routine that actually fits your life A two-line email script to reduce avoidance A “parking lot” page for intrusive ideas so you can stay with the task Three body cues that move you from freeze → flow in under 90 seconds A kinder inner tone that fuels effort instead of draining it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - ADHD Paralysis Is Not Laziness: Why Starting Feels Impossible—and How Therapy Can Help You Get Unstuck - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-therapy-washington-dc-repair-in-relationships monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/5349fb31-2f0f-4696-b129-bd946c681ea7/unsplash-image-DL4DDQb8yjc.jpg Blog - ADHD in Relationships: Repair Without Self-Abandonment - Try a 30–60 second reset before you speak: Feet: press soles into the floor; feel your weight. Eyes: look around; land your gaze on something neutral. Breath: exhale longer than you inhale (4 in, 6 out). Boundary cue: lightly press palms together or hold your forearms—“I’m here, and I have edges.” You’ll notice your voice steadies and your words get simpler. Your partner can feel the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1762399485995-Y4G65XD27T3PZXEPAFO1/unsplash-image-333oj7zFsdg.jpg Blog - ADHD in Relationships: Repair Without Self-Abandonment - We tailor these so they match your brain: Transitions: two alarms—wrap-up and leave. The second is sacred. Listening: hold a pen; jot a one-phrase headline while they talk (anchors attention). Memory: repeat the plan out loud; text yourself the key detail; auto-add to calendar. Shared meaning: reflect the core: “It wasn’t the 25 minutes—it was feeling low-priority before your presentation.” Repair window: if a miss happens, you initiate within 24 hours (one impact + one next step). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/d623ffce-7a5f-437c-ab7a-c552087a4f47/unsplash-image-0dso2fC54ug.jpg Blog - ADHD in Relationships: Repair Without Self-Abandonment - → Own impact without collapse “I missed the mark—told you 6, arrived 6:25. I get that it threw your evening off. I’m shifting to two alarms so transitions don’t eat our plans.” → Boundaried repair “I hear that this stirred up ‘you don’t matter.’ That’s not what I want for you. I won’t promise perfect punctuality, and I will call at 10 minutes so we choose together.” → When you need a pause “I care and I’m getting flooded. I need 15 minutes to reset so I can stay present—are you available to pick it back up?” → If you over-promised last time “I promised something I couldn’t keep. I don’t want to repeat that. Here’s a smaller, reliable step I can keep this week.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - ADHD in Relationships: Repair Without Self-Abandonment - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-anger-isnt-the-problem monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1761752616468-RHXMGG0KK9F2NHH3NKRI/unsplash-image-ktCPb9OnJqw.jpg Blog - Anger After Trauma Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Signal (IFS + Somatic) - After trauma, your nervous system learns to scan for danger. Anger is one way your body mobilizes to protect you—think “get big, push back, set a boundary.” If you’ve spent years shut down or blaming yourself, feeling anger can actually be progress. It means your system is waking up to unfairness, limits, and your right to be safe. The key is channeling that signal so it doesn’t burn you or the people you love. That’s where containment and nervous-system support come in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1761752811853-L8CJRM58AF98FTD67MKU/unsplash-image-newCTAG6kPE.jpg Blog - Anger After Trauma Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Signal (IFS + Somatic) - Anger is usually a protector part—either a Manager trying to keep everything controlled or a Firefighter rushing in to put out pain fast. What is it protecting? Often a younger, more vulnerable part carrying fear, shame, or grief. A helpful stance sounds like this: “I get you’re trying to keep me safe.” “I’m not pushing you away. I want to understand what you’re guarding.” “You don’t have to carry this alone—I’m here now.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/0bbd9cba-a60b-435f-93de-59f94c7ffe02/unsplash-image-GFLVQDTPKcM.jpg Blog - Anger After Trauma Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Signal (IFS + Somatic) - 1) Name the part. “A part of me is angry.” Separating you from the feeling creates space to choose. 2) Contain, don’t suppress. Use the Orient–Ground–Contain micro-exercise. If you’re in public, do it quietly: soften your shoulders, lengthen your exhale, press your toes in your shoes. 3) Decode the signal. Ask: “Is this about a boundary, a need, a value, or consent?” If it’s biology, treat the biology. If it’s a value, take one aligned step. If it’s a boundary, prepare a single sentence. 4) Act wisely (one sentence or one need). Keep it brief: Boundary: “That timeline doesn’t work. Here’s a realistic one.” Self-care: water + snack + 10 exhales, then write the email. Consent: “No for now.” or “I’m available next week.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Anger After Trauma Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Signal (IFS + Somatic) - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-cozy-vs-numbing monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1761086414295-DAR9AOE8I0QPU1IU9OZB/unsplash-image-5VuPtGCEeNY.jpg Blog - Cozy Isn’t Numbing: How to Tell Comfort from Avoidance (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - Two simple litmus tests: Afterward effect: do you feel slightly more here, or slightly more gone? Choice: did you feel like you had options, or did the behavior feel compulsory? Neither state makes you “good” or “bad.” They are nervous-system strategies. The real question is whether the strategy works for you in the short and long run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1761087129008-84OHGHIY9Y6FUUO6XUJQ/unsplash-image-Cywmn4F_IrI.jpg Blog - Cozy Isn’t Numbing: How to Tell Comfort from Avoidance (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - These are not rules—just helpful anchors you can remember without a checklist. Biology before psychology. If you feel spun up or shut down, start with body cues (weight in the chair, slower exhale, eyes off the bright screen). The mind follows the body’s lead. Respect your protectors. “A part of me wants to blank out” invites curiosity, not a fight. Protectors calm when they’re seen. Edges create safety. Coziness works best with natural edges—an episode, a bath, a call. Edges aren’t punishment; they give the nervous system a beginning and an end. If the urge feels compulsory, look for the memory. That’s a sign an older network is driving. EMDR can help update it. Your pace is the right pace. If “feeling more” makes things worse, we stabilize first (Sensorimotor), build trust with protectors (IFS), then touch memory (EMDR). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Cozy Isn’t Numbing: How to Tell Comfort from Avoidance (Through an IFS, Sensorimotor, and EMDR Lens) - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-burnt-out-or-just-tired monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/7185b198-3286-4acd-ba3b-a99e06c73ef1/unsplash-image-xy0JBTQlRuY.jpg Blog - Am I Burnt Out or Just Tired? Why It Matters to Know the Difference - Every day, we’re exposed to stressors that go beyond our own lives: Seeing injustice in our communities Worrying about the state of democracy or safety Witnessing disparities in healthcare, housing, or education Feeling the ripple effects of racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia, or xenophobia When you’re already stretched thin by work and personal demands, these broader stressors layer on top — creating a baseline of overwhelm that makes it hard to regulate, focus, or rest. In the DMV especially, many people feel like they can’t “turn it off.” Politics are local here. Injustices are visible here. And many residents are actively involved — through advocacy, nonprofit work, or simply caring deeply about what’s happening. That chronic activation of the nervous system can make burnout feel inevitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1760589178809-JKRQMVF7VJUI3DMK259I/unsplash-image-Nvnn-s1vahQ.jpg Blog - Am I Burnt Out or Just Tired? Why It Matters to Know the Difference - EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): EMDR helps your brain process overwhelming stressors that feel “stuck.” It can be used not only for personal trauma but also for the secondary trauma of living in a world that feels unsafe or unjust. IFS (Internal Family Systems): With IFS, we look at the parts of you that have taken on the burden of being hypervigilant, angry, or shut down in response to the state of the world. Instead of pushing those parts away, we help them release their extreme roles so you can access more clarity and compassion. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Because burnout lives in the body, somatic work helps you reset your nervous system. We use movement, grounding, and awareness to rebuild a sense of safety and capacity, even in the face of ongoing stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Am I Burnt Out or Just Tired? Why It Matters to Know the Difference - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-the-strong-friend monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1759876631944-VYAHQ5PUZDHW0LCKTIGW/unsplash-image-gq5PECP8pHE.jpg Blog - The Hidden Cost of Being the “Strong Friend” - For many, the role of caretaker didn’t start in adulthood—it started in childhood. Maybe you were the one who smoothed things over in your family, or the person who took care of siblings, or the student who never wanted to disappoint teachers. Over time, you internalized the belief that your worth comes from holding it together for others. This role often feels familiar—and even comforting—because it was necessary at some point. It helped you survive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1759876814417-4FOH48LCUH6SO6BPBQU0/unsplash-image-AfR17fnWW7U.jpg Blog - The Hidden Cost of Being the “Strong Friend” - Therapy can help you: Reclaim your own needs without guilt Build healthier, embodied boundaries Heal the roots of your “strong friend” role Step into relationships where support flows both ways If you’ve been praised for your strength but secretly feel depleted, unseen, or lonely, know that your story matters too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - The Hidden Cost of Being the “Strong Friend” - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/therapist-washington-dc-why-fall-is-a-great-time-to-start-therapy monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1759706821511-H4C4193EB98VYT1VM0B2/unsplash-image-NuO6iTBkHxE.jpg Blog - Why Fall Is a Great Time to Start Therapy - What this means practically: You’re more likely to show up consistently, which is how therapy works best. You get to stack habits—therapy on Tuesdays, a walk after, lighter dinner, earlier lights out. Tiny shifts reinforce each other. You can practice changes before the high-stress swirl of late November and December. If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’ll start in January,” consider this: January is dark, crowded, and full of pressure. Fall is gentler and more spacious—perfect for real change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/9768ddcd-b839-4d24-b3df-f280a7f43f19/unsplash-image-f47rQ6zthaI.jpg Blog - Why Fall Is a Great Time to Start Therapy - Fall-Specific Reasons to Start Now You’ll be ready for family season. If holidays are tricky, fall is the window to prepare—practice boundaries, defuse old triggers, and have scripts that feel like you. You can protect your finals/Q4 energy. Instead of running on fumes, we stabilize early so you can focus without burning out. Light still helps. Morning light (natural or a light box) supports mood and sleep. Pairing therapy with simple light routines makes progress stick. You get momentum before January. Starting now turns January into maintenance instead of crisis management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why Fall Is a Great Time to Start Therapy - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/anxiety-therapy-washington-dc-why-cant-i-relax monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1759690312932-Y6W93VNRC5Y5WW8LF062/unsplash-image-QofjUnxy9LY.jpg Blog - Why Can’t I Relax Even When Nothing’s Wrong? - Some of these include: Feeling uneasy when things are “too calm.” Struggling to sit still or watch TV without scrolling on your phone. Difficulty enjoying downtime without guilt. Tension in your body — clenched jaw, tight shoulders, shallow breathing — even when you’re “off the clock.” A subtle sense that you’re “falling behind” if you’re not doing something productive. If any of these resonate, it doesn’t mean you’re failing at self-care. It means your system is stuck in a survival loop — and that loop can be rewired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/d4aed7e6-2aaf-4634-a0dc-31c68dcfd0c9/unsplash-image-2nOYe49Jz_s.jpg Blog - Why Can’t I Relax Even When Nothing’s Wrong? - For many people, weekly therapy is powerful. But if you’ve been living in this restless cycle for years, it can sometimes take a while for your system to unwind. That’s where therapy intensives come in. In an intensive, we spend several hours (or even a few days) focusing deeply on your system. This immersive experience can create the space for breakthroughs that weekly therapy sometimes can’t reach as quickly. For people with ADHD, intensives are also surprisingly effective: the structure, momentum, and immersive pacing can feel much more aligned than stretching the work out over months. Intensives can give your nervous system a true reset — helping you not only understand why you can’t relax, but actually feel, in your body, what it’s like to rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why Can’t I Relax Even When Nothing’s Wrong? - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-why-do-i-feel-lonely monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1758550561403-YTHTMUULGTOV8YZ7IERU/unsplash-image--uHVRvDr7pg.jpg Blog - I Have So Many Friends, So Why Do I Still Feel Lonely? - You may have plenty of people to grab a coffee with, but fewer (or none) who really see you in your messy, complicated, authentic fullness. This doesn’t mean your friendships are shallow or meaningless — they may genuinely bring joy and fun. But when there’s a gap between the connections you have and the closeness you crave, loneliness shows up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1758551454742-3FJ4IBK7JP42YI49C07B/unsplash-image-lM6zHH70-wI.jpg Blog - I Have So Many Friends, So Why Do I Still Feel Lonely? - Through simple, mindful experiments — like noticing what it feels like to make eye contact, or practicing what happens in your body when you share a truth out loud — you begin to gently rewire your nervous system toward safety in connection. This body-level shift is often what allows people to move from knowing they want intimacy to actually feeling safe enough to have it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - I Have So Many Friends, So Why Do I Still Feel Lonely? - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-high-functioning-adults monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1758506067048-MCZUNGKSNOGVWDLQ3SU8/unsplash-image-UK78i6vK3sc.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - If you’ve been labeled “so strong” or “the responsible one,” it can feel confusing to even consider that trauma is playing a role. Sometimes clients tell me they feel like impostors for struggling when, from the outside, they seem to “have it all together.” The truth is: trauma isn’t just about what happened to you, but also about what didn’t happen—support, validation, safety, or being seen as your full self. That absence leaves a mark, and it doesn’t disappear just because you’re outwardly successful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/8510724c-eb4b-4227-a5fc-b039c2b9e205/unsplash-image-hYdikKrex4U.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - If you see yourself in these signs of high-functioning trauma, here’s the most important takeaway: you’re not broken, lazy, or weak. The exhaustion, perfectionism, or disconnection you feel isn’t a flaw—it’s evidence of how resourceful you’ve been in surviving. Your system found ways to help you get through. And now, those same strategies are letting you know it’s time for healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - How Trauma Shows Up in “High-Functioning” Adults: The Quiet Signs We Miss - About the author Margot Lamson, LCSW-C is a licensed therapist with over 14 years of experience supporting clients in Washington, DC and Virginia. She specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, ADHD, and relational challenges, and uses evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help clients reduce anxiety, build self-compassion, and heal from the effects of past experiences. At Margot Lamson Therapy, she is committed to providing compassionate, expert care both in-person and online for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-washington-dc-therapy-intensives-for-neurodivergent-brains monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/79338d5a-443f-45b9-bde1-5a34284d7860/unsplash-image-Brw_Mw3r01I.jpg Blog - What Makes a Therapy Intensive ADHD-Friendly? Key Features That Actually Work for Neurodivergent Brains - For many ADHDers, breaks aren’t optional—they’re essential. An intensive that pretends otherwise just isn’t realistic. Instead of viewing breaks as “lost time,” ADHD-friendly intensives see them as integral to integration. Breaks give your nervous system time to reset and your brain space to connect the dots. During an intensive, we might pause for a walk, a stretch, a snack, or even quiet rest. These breaks aren’t wasted—they’re part of how your system consolidates insights and regulates emotions. This is where Sensorimotor Psychotherapy fits beautifully. Its emphasis on body awareness and regulation makes it natural to weave movement, breath, and grounding into the rhythm of the day, helping ADHD clients stay centered and focused. Learn more about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1756952368580-XO0ONED29PJJEZF1L6QE/unsplash-image-MskbR8VLNrA.jpg Blog - What Makes a Therapy Intensive ADHD-Friendly? Key Features That Actually Work for Neurodivergent Brains - One of the hardest things about weekly therapy for ADHD clients is the constant stop-start. Just when you’re warmed up and getting to the heart of something, the clock runs out. By the time the next session rolls around, you may feel like you’ve lost the thread. In an intensive, there’s no need to cut yourself off mid-breakthrough. You have the space to explore deeply, get to the root of patterns, and—importantly—complete the work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - What Makes a Therapy Intensive ADHD-Friendly? Key Features That Actually Work for Neurodivergent Brains - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-sensitivity monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1756949303356-P4XR4ZW2STWDYL47EWNI/unsplash-image-4VaHkL-rnZA.jpg Blog - Worried You’re Too Sensitive? Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Picture - Our brains and bodies are wired for survival. When you feel overwhelmed, it’s often because your nervous system is registering more input than it can process at once. For someone with ADHD, this might look like getting flooded when there are too many competing demands on attention. For someone with trauma, overwhelm can surface when reminders of past pain collide with present-day stressors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/498198ca-f593-4011-88ac-4bde461efcf8/unsplash-image-bH7kZ0yazB0.jpg Blog - Worried You’re Too Sensitive? Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Picture - Imagine what it would feel like if your sensitivity wasn’t something to apologize for — but something you could use as a guide. Sensitivity, when supported, often leads to: Stronger intuition about what feels right or wrong for you. Greater empathy and depth in relationships. Rich creativity and the ability to notice details others miss. Therapy doesn’t erase sensitivity — it helps you find balance so you’re not constantly overwhelmed by it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Worried You’re Too Sensitive? Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Picture - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-intensives-as-a-supplement monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/2624022c-8313-4fd5-b213-01f59ef6d7be/unsplash-image-flRm0z3MEoA.jpg Blog - Can I Keep My Current Therapist and Still Do a Therapy Intensive? - There are many reasons clients explore intensives: You’re busy. Weekly appointments may not fit your schedule. A concentrated block lets you accomplish in days what might otherwise take months. You feel stuck. After months or years of therapy, certain memories or sensations might keep looping. Providers offering adjunct EMDR note that when primary therapists collaborate with an EMDR specialist, it can give the client the push needed to move through treatment barriers. You want to work on something specific. Maybe a past car accident still triggers you, or you want to process a recent breakup before a big life transition. Intensives allow focused attention on a single issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1754243855665-GK6Y4WZLJVUJ2QAUGXA4/unsplash-image-rCyiK4_aaWw.jpg Blog - Can I Keep My Current Therapist and Still Do a Therapy Intensive? - If you’re considering an intensive while staying with your current therapist, here are some suggestions to make the most of it: Be transparent. Let both therapists know about each other and share your intentions. Hidden treatment rarely benefits anyone. Clarify expectations. Ask questions such as: How will we communicate? How will progress be shared? What is each person’s role? When providers are clear about their roles, clients are less likely to feel caught in the middle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Can I Keep My Current Therapist and Still Do a Therapy Intensive? - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapist-washington-dc-choosing-the-right-therapy monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1754241753308-ZKVCK7C7ZPWRNWITDXUT/unsplash-image-i7Gsewn-koA.jpg Blog - EMDR, IFS & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Choosing the Right Trauma Therapy for You - IFS sessions are gentle and conversational. You might close your eyes, take a breath, and tune inward. You’ll learn to identify a sensation—perhaps a tightness in your chest—that represents a part. You’ll then ask that part about its role. Many are surprised to discover that even their critical inner voice is trying to protect them. IFS teaches you to access Self energy, defined by eight qualities like curiosity, courage and compassion. As you build relationships with parts, they gradually release their burdens and return to supportive roles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/d691d61b-f11a-42e4-9230-490046617ff3/unsplash-image-p-Of4ousFGc.jpg Blog - EMDR, IFS & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Choosing the Right Trauma Therapy for You - In my practice, I offer trauma‑healing intensives to clients who want to make significant progress in a short time. An intensive is a half‑day, full‑day or multi‑day block of therapy that blends EMDR, IFS and SP. It’s ideal if weekly sessions feel too slow, if you have limited time before a life event or if you live outside the Baltimore area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - EMDR, IFS & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Choosing the Right Trauma Therapy for You - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapy-washington-dc-is-it-hypnosis monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1754240556710-3EO344HFUBNFUE9UNE6N/unsplash-image-MHImssrygog.jpg Blog - EMDR vs. Hypnotherapy: What’s the Difference? - It’s best known for its use of bilateral stimulation (like eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones) to help the brain reprocess stuck or disturbing memories. At its core, EMDR is based on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, which says that psychological distress happens when experiences aren’t fully processed by the brain—usually due to overwhelming stress or trauma. These unprocessed memories get “stuck” in their raw, emotional form, often leading to symptoms like anxiety, flashbacks, shame, hypervigilance, or negative self-beliefs (like “I’m not safe” or “I’m not good enough”). In EMDR therapy, we don’t just talk about these memories—we help your brain actually digest them. By stimulating both sides of the brain while revisiting key moments (with your permission and at your pace), EMDR helps shift the memory from a distressing emotional charge into a more resolved and integrated state. You’re not forgetting what happened—you’re healing how it lives in your body and nervous system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/0f5223c5-9fc9-4a89-91cc-4a36cbeff1b8/unsplash-image-N0lVJakXzls.jpg Blog - EMDR vs. Hypnotherapy: What’s the Difference? - In my practice, EMDR is a cornerstone modality—often woven together with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to create a deeply attuned, individualized experience. Many of my clients are sensitive, thoughtful, creative, and driven. They’ve done the journaling, the talk therapy, the reading—and they’re still stuck. EMDR helps them move through the blockages that insight alone couldn’t touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - EMDR vs. Hypnotherapy: What’s the Difference? - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-treatment-washington-dc-untangling-anxiety monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/b1a5aec2-1124-4661-b1c5-440d99c75ddb/unsplash-image-qg0PXiFAtxQ.jpg Blog - Anxiety and ADHD: Why They Often Go Together—and How Therapy Can Help Untangle Them - 1. Living With Uncertainty ADHD brains often struggle with executive function—those behind-the-scenes processes like planning, remembering, and organizing that help life feel manageable. When your internal “planner” is inconsistent, everything starts to feel a little uncertain. Did I remember to email that client? Will I forget that meeting? Am I dropping the ball and don’t even know it? Uncertainty is a breeding ground for anxiety. And for people with ADHD, that uncertainty isn’t occasional—it’s constant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/6da8bb34-e78f-4b5e-8f70-d9c1f29013fc/unsplash-image-CMDsUsr_wLo.jpg Blog - Anxiety and ADHD: Why They Often Go Together—and How Therapy Can Help Untangle Them - Because so much of ADHD and anxiety is held physically—in tight shoulders, racing hearts, shallow breaths—working with the body is essential. We’ll notice together how activation shows up, how to regulate it, and how to feel safe even in stillness. You might discover that you breathe more easily. Speak more clearly. Feel more grounded in your own body and truth. Learn more about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Anxiety and ADHD: Why They Often Go Together—and How Therapy Can Help Untangle Them - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-therapy-washington-dc-adhd monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/b6157d47-fa66-4f39-ae47-28e67073e468/unsplash-image-dJpBpPUevSA.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - 4. Perfectionism and Shame Perfectionism isn’t about high standards—it’s usually about self-protection. Many ADHD adults have perfectionist parts that formed in response to chronic shame. EMDR allows us to process the moments where those beliefs first took hold, making space for a gentler way of being with yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - EMDR for ADHD: Not Just for Trauma—How It Can Help with Shame, Rejection, and Emotional Flooding - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-washington-dc-hidden-costs monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/b35d6884-75f5-4015-995a-b571949f360b/unsplash-image-j8C66j15nAk.jpg Blog - The Hidden Costs of ADHD: How Therapy Intensives Can Save You Time, Money, and Self-Esteem - How Therapy Intensives Save You Time: Less “catch-up” time—you can stay in the work without constantly restarting. More ground covered per session—you can go deeper, faster. Fewer weeks required to feel meaningful shifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - The Hidden Costs of ADHD: How Therapy Intensives Can Save You Time, Money, and Self-Esteem - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-restoration monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/32eb5e68-5117-4002-a454-b533afd055eb/unsplash-image-xgqNwC51Sy0.jpg Blog - How to Make the Most of Your Mental Health Day: Rest vs. True Restoration - The key is that restoration meets your system’s needs on a deeper level than rest alone. This distinction matters because many of us get stuck believing rest is the only answer when we feel exhausted. But if you push yourself to rest in a way that doesn’t feel right, you might end up more frustrated or disconnected. Conversely, if you only equate restoration with doing something productive, you might miss out on the healing power of true rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/eb51df12-4d65-44b6-910d-50c5410c331f/unsplash-image-3B6RfJQKBEM.jpg Blog - How to Make the Most of Your Mental Health Day: Rest vs. True Restoration - In moments like these, restoration might mean crying it out, journaling your thoughts, or just being silent with your feelings. It’s a way to honor your humanity amid overwhelming external pressures. And that is both necessary and healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - How to Make the Most of Your Mental Health Day: Rest vs. True Restoration - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/adhd-washington-dc-therapy-intensives monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/be2a5184-4911-4fbd-b242-5d1f9d7f46cd/unsplash-image-V58katgrQPY.jpg Blog - Why Therapy Intensives Can Be the Perfect Fit for Adults with ADHD - For people with ADHD, sensory overload is common. Sitting still, focusing, and even just being in their bodies can feel uncomfortable or dysregulating. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy helps you: Notice how ADHD-related stress lives in your body. Find resources through movement, breath, and posture. Build somatic tools to manage overwhelm in real time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why Therapy Intensives Can Be the Perfect Fit for Adults with ADHD - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-self-doubt monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/4e7c7d73-8ffc-4841-b47f-f8b04eddba6c/dev-asangbam-_sh9vkVbVgo-unsplash.jpg Blog - Why It’s So Hard to Trust Yourself—And How Therapy Can Help You Rebuild That Trust - In IFS (Internal Family Systems), we understand that self-doubt often comes from protective parts that learned to keep you small, quiet, agreeable, or hypervigilant to avoid danger or shame. → The part of you that spirals after sending a text? It remembers what happened the last time you spoke up. → The part that asks three friends before making a decision? It learned it wasn’t safe to go it alone. → The part that minimizes your accomplishments? It’s trying to beat others to the criticism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Why It’s So Hard to Trust Yourself—And How Therapy Can Help You Rebuild That Trust - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/psychotherapy-washington-dc-too-much-not-enough monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1747592308337-KDB2KAFDQGXLOXQHIX1O/unsplash-image-oWDRVgk04EA.jpg Blog - Do You Feel ‘Too Much’ or ‘Not Enough’? Here’s What That Might Really Mean - These core beliefs don’t just come out of nowhere. Often, they trace back to subtle (or overt) forms of relational trauma: → Growing up with emotionally unavailable or unpredictable caregivers → Being the “sensitive” or “dramatic” one in the family → Being praised only for achievement, not for who you were → Being told—directly or indirectly—that your feelings were “too much” to handle → Feeling like you had to earn love through performance, caretaking, or being “the easy one” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/db4c86b8-eb3d-4897-946a-885c761e2f43/unsplash-image-O8MEiT825uU.jpg Blog - Do You Feel ‘Too Much’ or ‘Not Enough’? Here’s What That Might Really Mean - But here’s the thing: those strategies, while once protective, may now be keeping you stuck. Your system might not yet realize that you’re no longer in that same environment—that today, you have more capacity, more options, and more agency than you did back then. Trauma therapy helps your whole system begin to catch up to the present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Do You Feel ‘Too Much’ or ‘Not Enough’? Here’s What That Might Really Mean - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-high-functioning monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/50348a5a-bb61-4c85-a4b4-a883141bc9fa/unsplash-image-QkflfhJn1KA.jpg Blog - You Don’t Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Need Therapy - In my work as a trauma therapist, I often see highly capable, insightful people delay therapy because they feel like their pain isn’t “bad enough.” Especially if they’re used to being the helper, the fixer, the one others lean on. There’s also a deeper fear: What if I stop holding it together and fall apart? The truth is, therapy doesn’t take you apart—it helps put things into place. It gives language to things you’ve quietly carried for years. It builds self-trust. It offers a space where you don’t have to be the one managing everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - You Don’t Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Need Therapy - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/trauma-therapy-washington-dc-emotional-withdrawal monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/5c9cf5df-7970-42b7-b6e3-d17a6a95bbff/unsplash-image-vXymirxr5ac.jpg Blog - Am I Avoidant or Just Scared? Understanding the Roots of Emotional Withdrawal - If you grew up in an environment where: → Vulnerability was met with criticism or dismissal → You were praised for being “low maintenance” or self-sufficient → Emotional expression caused tension, rejection, or abandonment → You had to care for others' emotions but no one helped you with yours → You learned to soothe yourself in isolation because no one else was available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Am I Avoidant or Just Scared? Understanding the Roots of Emotional Withdrawal - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/anxiety-therapy-washington-dc-let-them monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/481a85fa-598f-4ec3-a7f3-2a01baa5029c/unsplash-image-yHL7WxJFvI8.jpg Blog - Let Them... But What If I Can't? The Trouble With Letting Go When You Have Anxiety - For people with anxiety, especially those with complex trauma or histories of emotional neglect, other people's actions can feel like threats to safety. When someone withdraws or acts unpredictably, your nervous system might interpret it as abandonment, rejection, or failure. And not just mentally—but physically, through racing thoughts, muscle tension, nausea, and panic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/1aa3c58c-e769-413d-a088-f6ce12d467a4/Margot+Headshot+2.jpg Blog - Let Them... But What If I Can't? The Trouble With Letting Go When You Have Anxiety - About the author Margot Lamson, LICSW, is a licensed psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She is trained in multiple trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to support clients seeking meaningful and lasting healing. Margot also provides intensives, combining evidence-based and holistic techniques, to help clients achieve significant progress and feel better faster in a focused, supportive setting. https://fullselfpsychotherapy.com/blog/anxiety-therapy-washington-dc-body monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d1fb5fa4349b2e5f2ac1a3/5e3c3e01-852b-4bcb-a0b1-089452cab1d1/unsplash-image-bwKtz4YVtmA.jpg Blog - The Body Keeps the Score of Anxiety: Why You Still Feel On Edge (Even When Life Is ‘Fine’) - But here's what you need to know: your nervous system is not always working with the most current information. If you've experienced chronic stress, trauma, or years of pushing through perfectionism and pressure, your body may still be living in a state of high alert. 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