If you have complex PTSD you already know you are not just one thing. There is the part that functions. The part that shuts down. The part that rages. The part that is ashamed. The part that is exhausted from managing all the others. IFS therapy has a name for all of those and a way to work with them that actually change how you feel and live. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Licensed therapist specializing in perimenopause, anxiety & trauma | Illinois You have many parts. That's w

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