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Beyond Coping with Anxiety

EFIT, Mental Health, PsychotherapyDecember 12, 2025By

Anxiety isn’t just a collection of symptoms—it’s often a protective response to deeper fears and vulnerabilities. EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy) offers a different path than traditional coping-based therapies by helping you understand why anxiety shows up and what it’s trying to protect. By working with the emotional roots beneath the worry, EFIT helps anxiety…

Grief During the Holidays

EFIT, PsychotherapyDecember 8, 2025By

Susan Zuidema

The holidays can intensify feelings of grief, loneliness, and loss. When everyone else seems to be celebrating, it can feel even harder to hold the weight of what’s missing. This article explores how attachment-based, compassionate therapy can help you gently move through grief, without pressure to “be okay” or move on before you’re ready.

You Deserve More Than Just Talk

PsychotherapyJuly 21, 2025By

Susan Zuidema

Tired of talking but never changing? Discover how Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) helps you heal at a deeper level and create lasting change.

Trauma and the Brain

TraumaJuly 20, 2025By

Susan Zuidema

Trauma rewires the brain — from memory to emotional regulation. Learn how trauma‑informed therapy can support healing and recovery.

Trauma Amnesia

Mental Health, TraumaJune 9, 2025By

Susan Zuidema

Learn how trauma can cause memory loss and discover how trauma-informed therapy can help you recover lost memories and begin healing.