Attachment therapy looks at how your early relationships shaped the way you trust, connect, and feel safe with people now. For people with Complex PTSD, those early wounds are usually the root of the pain. Attachment therapy helps by building a new, safer relationship, not just talking about the old one. Michaela Kozlik, LCPC — Licensed therapist in Illinois specializing in trauma, anxiety, burnout, somatic therapy, and nervous system regulation for women in perimenopause and

"Stuck in survival mode" is everywhere on social media right now. And there is real truth in it. But reducing complex trauma to a dysregulated nervous system misses most of what healing actually involves. You are not just a nervous system. You are a person with a history, relationships, beliefs, identity, and protective strategies that developed for very good reasons. This post explains what trauma healing actually is and what it is not. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Licensed th

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapy model that says your mind is made up of different parts, not one single self. Trauma gets carried by specific parts, not by "you" as a whole. IFS treats trauma by working directly with those parts, understanding what they're protecting or experiencing, and helping them heal, instead of just talking about what happened. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist for women in midlife & perimenopause, Illinois What Is IFS Therapy? Internal Fa