Intentional Spaces Blog

At Intentional Spaces, we believe that mental health care goes beyond the walls of the therapy room—it involves advocating for a world that respects and upholds the dignity, rights, and well-being of every person. Here on our blog, we will share insights, resources, and our stance on pressing issues like LGBTQ+ rights, women’s healthcare, and transgender healthcare.

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How to Talk to Your Teen After a Violent Outburst (Without Turning Connection Into Conflict)

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     You’re standing in the aftermath. A slammed door. A wall was punched. Something broken, not just a lamp or a glass, but something in...

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The Weight of Being The Strong One: Releasing Roles That Keep You Small thumbnail

The Weight of Being The Strong One: Releasing Roles That Keep You Small

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Sometimes, strength doesn’t feel like power. It feels like pressure. Like obligation. Like invisibility. If you’ve always been the one who keeps everything running, the...

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Why Is My Child Refusing to Go to School? Understanding School Avoidance and How Therapy Can Help thumbnail

Why Is My Child Refusing to Go to School? Understanding School Avoidance and How Therapy Can Help

by Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   It’s Monday morning. The backpack is zipped, breakfast is ready, and the clock is ticking. But your child is frozen. They say their stomach hurts,...

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Burnout, Self-Doubt, and Identity Fatigue in LGBTQ+ Clients: How Individual Therapy Supports Healing thumbnail

Burnout, Self-Doubt, and Identity Fatigue in LGBTQ+ Clients: How Individual Therapy Supports Healing

by Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     You’ve learned how to carry a lot. Sometimes that looks like resilience, showing up, pushing through, knowing how to read a room before you...

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Body Dissociation in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why You Feel Numb and How to Come Back to Your Body thumbnail

Body Dissociation in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why You Feel Numb and How to Come Back to Your Body

by Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy “Sometimes I don’t notice I’m hungry until I’m dizzy.” “I feel like I’m floating outside myself during meals.” “It’s like my body isn’t mine. It’s something...

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Why Does Grief Still Hurt Years Later? Understanding Complicated Grief and Why Moving On Isn’t Always Possible thumbnail

Why Does Grief Still Hurt Years Later? Understanding Complicated Grief and Why Moving On Isn’t Always Possible

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     Many people who come to therapy ask some version of this question: “Why does this still hurt? Shouldn’t I be over it by now?”...

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Why Do I Keep People at Arm’s Length? Understanding Fear of Intimacy and How to Build Safer Connections thumbnail

Why Do I Keep People at Arm’s Length? Understanding Fear of Intimacy and How to Build Safer Connections

by Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     There’s a certain kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone; it instead comes from feeling unreachable, unseen, or untouched, even when you’re...

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Why Can’t I Feel Anything? Understanding Emotional Numbness and How to Begin Reconnecting thumbnail

Why Can’t I Feel Anything? Understanding Emotional Numbness and How to Begin Reconnecting

by Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Sometimes people come to therapy not because they feel overwhelmed, but because they feel nothing at all. It can be a strange, unsettling emptiness: “I’m...

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Understanding Avoidant Attachment: Independence, Intimacy, and the Fear of Being Known thumbnail

Understanding Avoidant Attachment: Independence, Intimacy, and the Fear of Being Known

Not everyone reacts to closeness with craving. Some people pull back. They need space when things get emotionally intense. They shut down during conflict, go quiet when they feel vulnerable,...

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Understanding Anxious Attachment: The Longing Beneath the Fear

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much” in relationships, or feared that even asking for closeness will drive someone away, you’re not alone. You may be living with an...

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Understanding Disorganized Attachment: The Push-Pull of Fear and Longing

Some people want closeness but feel panicked when they get it. Some people trust no one, but ache to be held. Some people love deeply, but expect to be hurt,...

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Is Telehealth Effective for Children? A Look at the Data and Lived Experience

Wondering if virtual therapy really works for kids? In this post, we explore what the research says about telehealth for children, when it’s effective, and what parents should know before...

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Laurel Lemohn

Laurel Lemohn

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Kellie Mann

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Savannah Delgado

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Lujane Helwani

For people unlearning people-pleasing, healing from power dynamics, navigating Muslim faith, and looking for a therapist who gets it because she’s lived it.

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Tianna Vanderwey

Tianna Vanderwey

For adults ready to process trauma, rebuild safety, and find empowerment—therapy that supports your journey with compassion and evidence-based care.

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Van Phan

Van Phan

For first-gen, neurodivergent, or queer folks trying to feel less alone in their story and more at home in themselves.

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Andrielle Vialpando Kristinat

Andrielle Vialpando Kristinat

For queer, neurodivergent, or Latinx young adults grieving, striving, or trying to find themselves—who need therapy that’s honest, grounded, and real.

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Caroline Colombo

Caroline Colombo

For LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals seeking affirming support—therapy that understands your unique experiences and helps you navigate relationships and anxiety.

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For kids, teens, and young adults learning to regulate emotions, navigate change, or manage ADHD—therapy that brings mindfulness, curiosity, and care.

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