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10/1/2025 When mental health meets communicationDid you know that psychotherapy and speech therapy often work best together?
As a mental health therapist in New Jersey, I often collaborate with speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This arises when clients have to navigate social communication challenges, selective mutism, anxiety that impacts verbal expression, and other speech or language challenges. Have you ever wondered why you shut down during a stressful experience? Do you apologize even when you’ve done nothing wrong? Do you stay in unhealthy situations out of guilt or fear?
These might be trauma responses. 10/1/2025 When survival takes overHave you ever wondered why you shut down during a stressful experience? Do you apologize even when you’ve done nothing wrong? Do you stay in unhealthy situations out of guilt or fear?
These might be trauma responses. 10/1/2025 Trapped in survival modeTrauma responses aren’t overreactions. They’re survival strategies.
When something painful or overwhelming happens, especially repeatedly, your brain learns how to protect you. These protective responses are called: 10/1/2025 Living in the shadowsDepression doesn’t look the same for everyone.
It might feel like you’re stuck in a fog. You’re unable to shake this heaviness, this disconnection from things you used to enjoy. Or you might feel irritable or too distracted or too exhausted to keep up with life. Depression doesn’t have one face, and it doesn’t always come with obvious signs. |
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Chris Warren-Dickins, EMDR Therapist in Ridgewood, NJ and the UK
Serving New Jersey, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Telephone: (USA) +1-201-779-6917 / (UK) +44 7735 361209 Sessions are online. Mailing address: 235 Orchard Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA. © Copyright 2026 Chris Warren-Dickins. All rights reserved. NJ license # 37PC00618700 |
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