complex trauma

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