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.

Depression and Anxiety in the Age of Overload: How External Stressors Fuel Internal Struggles thumbnail

Depression and Anxiety in the Age of Overload: How External Stressors Fuel Internal Struggles

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Many people who struggle with anxiety or depression assume it’s a personal failing, something about them is too sensitive, too overwhelmed, or too “not enough.”...

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Masking and Mental Health: What Happens When You Spend Years Hiding Your True Self thumbnail

Masking and Mental Health: What Happens When You Spend Years Hiding Your True Self

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   There’s a subtle but powerful kind of fatigue that comes from spending years being someone other than yourself. It’s not a tiredness that sleep cures....

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Inner Child Work for Adults Who Were Told to Grow Up Too Soon

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Some people think “inner child work” means tapping into play or creativity, but for adults who had to grow up fast, this work is something...

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Are You the ‘Strong One’? How to Stop Holding Everything Together and Start Healing Too thumbnail

Are You the ‘Strong One’? How to Stop Holding Everything Together and Start Healing Too

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy In many families and communities, there’s one person who holds everything together. The one who stays calm when others fall apart. The one who solves the...

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Parenting With the Legacy of Trauma: How to Raise Kids Differently When You Carry the Past thumbnail

Parenting With the Legacy of Trauma: How to Raise Kids Differently When You Carry the Past

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Parenting is often described as instinctive, natural, or intuitive, but for many adults who carry childhood trauma or inherited wounds, parenting can feel confusing, overwhelming,...

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What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy? How It Helps You Heal Old Wounds and Rebuild Safety thumbnail

What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy? How It Helps You Heal Old Wounds and Rebuild Safety

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Healing from trauma doesn’t always look dramatic from the outside. Sometimes it shows up quietly,  in the anxiety you can’t explain, the relationships that unsettle...

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Authenticity at Work: Exploring Identity, Career, and Self in One Space thumbnail

Authenticity at Work: Exploring Identity, Career, and Self in One Space

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Work isn’t just what you do; it’s where your identity, your values, your sense of self, and your aspirations all converge. When you step into...

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From Stability to Change: Why Transitions Can Trigger Anxiety and How to Manage It thumbnail

From Stability to Change: Why Transitions Can Trigger Anxiety and How to Manage It

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Transitions place you in a tender, in-between space that can feel disorienting, even when the change is chosen or aligned with what you want. It...

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Older Teens Moving Into Adulthood: Identity, Independence & Support thumbnail

Older Teens Moving Into Adulthood: Identity, Independence & Support

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     The transition from older adolescence into early adulthood is one of the most profound and emotionally layered periods a young person experiences. It is...

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Healing After Gaslighting: Relearning to Trust Yourself Again thumbnail

Healing After Gaslighting: Relearning to Trust Yourself Again

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy     Gaslighting is one of the most painful and disorienting forms of emotional abuse. It doesn’t leave physical scars, yet its effects can linger deep...

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Learning to Say No: The Art of Boundaries in Relationships thumbnail

Learning to Say No: The Art of Boundaries in Relationships

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   Most of us were never taught how to say “no.” From an early age, we learned that being kind often meant being compliant,  that saying...

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When the World Feels Unsafe: Navigating Systemic Trauma and Fatigue thumbnail

When the World Feels Unsafe: Navigating Systemic Trauma and Fatigue

By Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy   There are days when it feels like the world is too heavy to carry. News headlines, online arguments, daily microaggressions, and the quiet exhaustion of...

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Sturdy (Jill) Sikora

Sturdy (Jill) Sikora

For individuals navigating identity shifts, existential questioning, trauma recovery, neurodivergence, spiritual exploration, grief, or major life transitions, who want therapy that feels human, relational, playful, and grounded in mindfulness, authenticity,...

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Jo Bechtold

Jo Bechtold

For individuals healing from religious or cult trauma, navigating identity shifts, reparenting, new parenthood, or major life transitions, who want therapy that is trauma-informed, intersectional, and grounded in both relational...

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Sarah Henderson

For individuals healing from religious trauma, identity shifts, body shame, or major life transitions who want therapy that is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in both self-exploration and embodied healing.

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Kellie Mann

Kellie Mann

For queer, Black, or rural clients who want real connection, not performance, and therapy that makes room for all your trauma and all your truth.

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Savannah Delgado

Savannah Delgado

For anyone carrying trauma through generational wounds, hispanic/native identities, or chronic illness who needs therapy that honors all of who they are.

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Lujane Helwani

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

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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Nicole Calivo

Nicole Calivo

For teens (13+) and adults navigating trauma, grief, cultural identity, life transitions, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences, who are seeking therapy that feels compassionate, culturally responsive, and deeply...

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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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Alicia Bindenagel

Alicia Bindenagel

For adults ready to move through trauma, anxiety, or life transitions—therapy grounded in EMDR, CBT, and real-world healing.

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Millicent Johnson

Millicent Johnson

For adults and older teens navigating identity shifts, chronic stress, or long-standing emotional patterns, therapy that brings warmth, reflection, and collaboration.

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