Dissociation Therapy
Dissociation
Therapy.
Understand what’s happening. Feel more present, connected and in control.
Dissociation is a natural survival response to overwhelming or chronic stress. At Flow, we help you understand your experiences, build safety, and work toward feeling more present and connected using EMDR, parts work and other trauma-informed approaches.
Experiences you may recognize
Dissociation can show up in many different ways.
Understanding it
What dissociation means.
Dissociation is a disruption in how your thoughts, feelings, body and sense of self connect. It’s not a choice or a sign that something is wrong with you — it’s a protective response that often developed in response to overwhelming or unsafe experiences.
When things feel unsafe, your brain may disconnect as a way to protect you.
With EMDR, dissociative parts work and other trauma-informed approaches, we can process these experiences and help your system feel safer in the present.
Over time, you can feel more present, connected and in control.
Flow’s approach
Explore gently, paced carefully.
We take a dissociation-informed approach, using evidence-based therapies to help you build safety, process difficult experiences, and strengthen connection within your system.
Process and integrate memories.
EMDR can help process the memories and distressing experiences that contribute to dissociation, at a pace your system can handle.
Build internal safety and connection.
We help you get to know the different parts of your system, understand their roles, build more collaboration, and create a stronger sense of internal safety.
Support and stabilize.
We may also use somatic regulation, grounding, and skills building to support your nervous system and help you stay present in your everyday life.
The process
How treatment is paced.
- 1
Build safety and understanding
We explore your history, current experiences, and what helps you feel safe and grounded.
- 2
Explore and get to know your parts
We identify different parts of your system, understand their roles, and build internal safety and connection.
- 3
Process experiences with EMDR
We work with the memories and distressing experiences that contribute to dissociation, at a pace your system can handle.
- 4
Integrate and move forward
We support you in feeling more present, connected and in control in your everyday life.
