Your past doesn't have to rule your life.
Do you long for closeness but also fear it? Are you struggling with self-esteem and relationship patterns rooted in your past? Find yourself doubting your feelings? You don't need to keep feeling broken or damaged, wondering what's wrong with you.
Childhood emotional neglect, abuse, and relational trauma may be impacting your emotional well-being, affecting your sense of self and your ability to build and sustain relationships.
Your future doesn't have to be defined by this. There is hope. You can break free from the emotional rollercoaster.
With the right support, you can free yourself from past conditioning and begin to feel empowered and connected to yourself and others.
Childhood emotional neglect, abuse, and relational trauma may be impacting your emotional well-being, affecting your sense of self and your ability to build and sustain relationships.
Your future doesn't have to be defined by this. There is hope. You can break free from the emotional rollercoaster.
With the right support, you can free yourself from past conditioning and begin to feel empowered and connected to yourself and others.
You want healthy, fulfilling relationships, but
instead you're:
- Frustrated with feeling misunderstood.
- Feeling like you lost yourself trying to make others happy.
- Getting caught in the same toxic relationship cycles.
- Getting stuck in self-critical, self-blaming loops that send you spiraling.
- Afraid your past trauma will ruin your relationships.
- Feeling broken, damaged, and unlovable.
- Feeling numb and disconnected, like an observer in your own life.
- Putting up walls to protect yourself.
- Feeling anxiety and depression instead of finding peace.
- Tired of wondering what's wrong with you.
This doesn't haven to be the end of your story. There is hope.
I'm Smadar Salzman and I can help you.
I specialize in supporting Millennial & Gen-X survivors of childhood emotional neglect, abuse, & relational trauma.
Together, we'll navigate the impact on your self-esteem and relationships, fostering healing without reliving painful experiences. I'm a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Complex Trauma Professional with nearly two decades of experience. I offer individual, couples therapy, and therapy for therapists. My individualized, down-to-earth approach ensures you'll leave each session feeling more connected to yourself and others, empowered in your relationships, and optimistic about your future. You deserve to feel stable, secure, and connected. Reach out today to start your path toward empowerment and connection. |
You don’t have to keep feeling broken and unlovable. And you don’t have to struggle alone.
I can help you understand your relational programming and build healthy relationships with yourself and others.
Ways I can help you:
Individual TherapyOnline in the San Francisco Bay Area and all of California
Do you feel frustrated, caught in repetitive toxic relationship cycles, and losing yourself while trying to please others? Are self-critical thoughts and past trauma casting shadows over your relationships, leaving you feeling unlovable and disconnected? Individual therapy offers a life-changing journey, guiding you from self-blame and numbness to understanding, connection, and inner peace, helping you break free from the cycle of self-doubt and rediscover yourself.
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Couples CounselingOnline in the San Francisco Bay Area and all of California
Do you find yourselves longing for deeper connection but feeling hindered by past wounds or family dynamics? Are you navigating a challenging phase of your relationship and feeling stuck in conflict or defensiveness? Couples therapy offers a transformative path, guiding you from disconnection to openness and emotional attunement, rekindling the bond you both desire.
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Therapy for TherapistsOnline in the San Francisco Bay Area and all of California
Are you feeling isolated while navigating the complexities of being a therapist? Do you yearn for a space where you can authentically explore your innermost fears and anxieties? Online therapy with a seasoned therapist offers you a dedicated sanctuary, your own safe place to delve into your emotions and foster the self-care principles you extend to others.
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Diverse populations are always welcome in my practice, including all cultures, sexual orientations, genders, and relationship structures.
You’re here because a part of you believes that life can get better, that you can start feeling better.
I believe it can get better for you, too.
Healing from relational abuse and emotional neglect starts with feeling safe enough to open up in a validating and empowering therapeutic relationship.
Maybe you've been in therapy before, read all the self-help books and blogs, listened to all the podcasts... but still feel stuck.
The real healing from Relational and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD) comes from uncovering and addressing the full impact of the trauma on your self of sense and your relationships. Not from reliving the trauma over and over again in therapy sessions. Deep relational wounds are healed relationally through feeling safe, learning to sit with the pain as it comes up rather than pushing it away, and integrating all parts of you in an accepting, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship.
Maybe you've been in therapy before, read all the self-help books and blogs, listened to all the podcasts... but still feel stuck.
The real healing from Relational and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD) comes from uncovering and addressing the full impact of the trauma on your self of sense and your relationships. Not from reliving the trauma over and over again in therapy sessions. Deep relational wounds are healed relationally through feeling safe, learning to sit with the pain as it comes up rather than pushing it away, and integrating all parts of you in an accepting, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship.
Life doesn't have to stay this way.
Here's how it works:
1. Book your free consultation.
Let's chat! I'll answer any questions you have and you can be sure we're a good fit.
2. Get the support you need.
Join me each week to explore, process, and practice. Be open and ready to deepen your understanding of yourself and the impact of relational trauma on your life. Together, we'll develop the tools you need to grow and thrive.
3. Start feeling better.
Get unstuck from the constant, predictable loop of feeling out of control and damaged. Find peace of mind and begin living a more peaceful, calm, and connected life.
Therapy should be a place where you feel safe, seen, supported, and empowered. I can help you to:
- Work through unresolved past relational trauma and abuse affecting your current relationships.
- Create better boundaries in relationships with family and friends.
- Work through challenges and anxiety around dating and intimacy in order to have healthy romantic relationships.
- Improve your relationship with yourself and feel safe in your body.
You need a therapist who's authentic, relatable, and experienced to help you understand and transform your relational programming.
Clients' descriptions about working together:
"With Smadar’s help I began to see how relational trauma, when not directly confronted and dealt with, can end up creating a lifelong pattern of avoidance and dysfunction. Smadar is very good at what she does." |
"Smadar is a phenomenal therapist. With her help, I started peeling back my many layers of dysfunction as a child of mentally ill and alcoholic parents. I’m less afraid of relationships and intimacy now than I’ve ever been before." |
"It took a long time for me to find a therapist who challenges me but also validates me. It’s taken several years of nonstop work to begin feeling like a whole person. I’m more stable and more fully integrated now than I’ve ever been." |
"The future feels less hypothetical. I'm starting to get glimpses of it. For the first time in my life I'm becoming who I truly am, and living the life I truly want. I'm truly thankful for how you've supported me and helped me to grow. " |
You have the power to change your life.
And the sooner you get started, the sooner you'll see the changes you desire. Start putting yourself first with confidence and care. Your past is not your destiny.