Author
Dr. Twersky is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Pennsylvania, working with adults and adolescents. Her clinical work includes complex trauma, anxiety, and mood disorders. Her research examines the therapeutic alliance, with particular attention to how therapist and client factors shape the therapeutic relationship. She is especially interested in how clinicians navigate responsiveness, boundaries, and flexibility in complex trauma-related work.
The Subjective Side of Objectivity: The Person Behind the Therapist
If you ask a surgeon why they became a doctor, you will probably hear a story about a grandmother having heart surgery, a brother fighting cancer, or a childhood spent in and out of hospital waiting rooms. No one asks the surgeon whether their grandmother’s bypass will make them feel shaky in the operating room. […]
Shoshana Twersky, PsyD
October 19, 2026
The Moment Before the Intervention: What Informs a Therapist’s Next Move in Complex Trauma Treatment
The client enters the office and begins the ritual. The shoes come off, the blinds get tilted down, the lamps get adjusted, the phone goes face-down on the coffee table, the clock gets turned away. The therapist watches quietly. Over time, these small acts have become how this client crosses into the therapeutic space, whether […]
Shoshana Twersky, PsyD
September 7, 2026