Trauma Therapy in La Habra, CA
Relational Trauma &
The Parentified
Daughter Experience
Trauma is not always from a single event. For many first-gen women, it often comes from relational trauma, which looks like continuous emotional neglect, verbal abuse, abandonment, unpredictability, enmeshment a lack of healthy boundaries.
Complex trauma can cause your nervous system to perceive connection as dangerous. In adulthood this can look like being unable to self-soothe, low self-esteem, irritability, argumentative, difficulty trusting, or relationship issues.
Often times relational trauma takes place in close relationships with caregivers, parents, or in abusive relationships.
The Hidden Weight of Growing up too Soon
Some family systems where parents experienced unaddressed trauma, migration, poverty, emotional dysregulation, addiction or abuse may have led to experiencing unhealthy strategies of being in relationship. Below are some examples of how unaddressed childhood trauma can show up in your adult life.
Fight, Flight or Freeze
Constantly feel like you are on edge. It's challenging for you to relax around others.
Powerlessness
Events or experiences may often be perceived as out of your control.
Difficulty Connecting
Connection may be interpreted as dangerous. It may cause you to sabotage, withdraw, or panic.
Relational Reenactment
Choosing partners, recreating family dynamics or trauma bonding staying in relationships that are similar to parents, past abuser, or painful experiences that feel safe hoping to change the wound.
Misreading Cues
Growing up in chaos can change the way you perceive relationships. You may perceive a healthy partner as boring.
Aches & Illness
You experience headaches, chronic pain, sickness, or when you are stressed or overwhelmed.
Flashbacks
Old memories may prevent you from relaxing or enjoying the moment.
People Pleasing
You've learned to navigate friendships, work places, or close relationships by being agreeable.
A Body Based Approach to Healing Trauma in
La Habra, CA and Surrounding Cities
Through a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Somatic Therapy, we trace beliefs and sensations helping us find where unhealthy beliefs were formed and how they continue to unintentionally manifest in your relationships. Somatically we connect with the body sensations to enhance your awareness of your unmet needs.
The frequencies from singing bowls bypass your analytical mind. Sound vibrations interact with your rest and digest nervous system response, allowing your brain to shift from freeze, shutdown, or heightened states into deep physiological res
Using your breath, rhythm, and vocal toning we work on enhancing your ability to be flexible when overwhelmed to help reduce shutdown, freeze, or hypervigilant responses.
Bridging your mind and nervous system, we help discharge old patterns and build new empowering beliefs aligned with the present moment, so that the past is not in control of your life.
From Overwhelm to Clarity
Many first gen parentified daughters feel blended from ghosts of the past that prevents them being in the present moments. With somatic therapy, they are able to understand what's an imprint, discharge it to live in the present.
From Assigned to Choice
Parentified daughters begin to experience themselves for who they are. Accepting their needs and being more connected to themselves, they begin to shed layers of assigned responsibility, being driven by guilt to having more choice how they want to show up in relationship and in their family.
From Unworthiness to
Self-Worth
First gen parentified daughters begin release the shame and pain that led them to believe they were unworthy. This shift helps them reclaim their power, set boundaries and realize that they are deserving of care and reciprocity.
Whether you visit me from neighboring La Mirada, Rowland Heights, Anaheim, or connect with me virtually for online therapy anywhere in California, body based trauma therapy is
available for you too.
Meet Your Trauma & Somatic Therapist in La Habra, CA
This page was written and clinically developed by Alejandra Kenia Ipina, LMFT founder of Flourishing Insight Therapy in La Habra, California.
My integrative framework combining Somatic Therapy, Sound Healing and Reiki is designed to help your body shift out of survival mode and into genuine physical safety, so lasting healing can take place.
Step 1: Book Your Complimentary Consult
Pick your time. It takes less than 2 minutes.
Select "New Client Consult" to choose a complimentary private 15 minute call. If a time is not available, feel free to send a message.
Step 2: Have a Quick Intro Call
Have a quick intro call.
15 minute no pressure call.
We'll hop on the phone to discuss what you're experiencing, whether you are looking for support, soothing sound session or Reiki. It's simply a chance to ensure we're a good fit.
Step 3: Creating your Plan
Creating your plan
Moving forward at your pace.
If it feels right, we will schedule your first session, and design a plan that respects your healing goals. There is never an obligation to commit.