Sasha Grossman, LCSW

Trump's victory is no surprise. He and his accomplices have tapped into a powerful and primal weapon: fear. Fear can disconnect us from...

Before I begin, I want to recommend this article by Ayesha Khan, Ph.D. right off the bat. If you are interested in the intersection of...

Yesterday, I experienced a "traumatic event". Or, at least, it could have been traumatic - it had all the makings of an experience that...

In a previous post, I mentioned right distance, and I want to explore this concept a little more because, in my experience, it's one of...

In the world of trauma work and "healing" there are countless modalities and frameworks that have been developed. For me, one of the most...

Trauma is everyone's favorite buzzword these days. People have been using it to describe everything that's ever hurt them, individually...

Bear with me while I nerd out a little bit in the beginning here: Double binds are one of the most common experiences that clients bring...

In my practice, I talk a lot about slowness and patience with the pace that our bodies take. In somatics work, this is sometimes called...

We're surrounded by urgency. It's everywhere: on our screens, in our media, at work, in our social interactions, and in our bodies. And...

"What's feeling supportive right now?" This is one of the most common questions I ask in session with clients. I'll ask this when someone...

My senior year of college, I wrote an 80-page thesis on BDSM. Although re-reading that thesis makes me cringe now, I am surprised and...

Embodiment is a buzz word these days, but it can be difficult to define. In part, this is because all bodies experience the world...

I am a therapist. And I am deeply skeptical of therapy. I believe in the value of a deeply relational and boundaried space. I believe...

When working with some of our emotions or experiences, we have a lot of protective mechanisms that tell us it isn’t safe to interact with...

A core tenet of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the belief that much of our suffering is caused by our attempts to avoid pain...

In Part 1, I mention that emotions are beyond the binary of good and bad. This can be a complicated concept to wrap our minds around,...

Many of us go into therapy because we want to understand ourselves and our loved ones better. Most of us are struggling to comprehend why...