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Therapy for Dissociation, including Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociation is a coping mechanism that works quite well for a time in overwhelming circumstances, but after a while it often creates problems in day-to-day life.
Do you feel like you’re floating through life—but not really living it?
You zone out during conversations or meetings
You lose time or struggle to remember what just happened
You feel foggy, detached, or like you're watching life from the outside
You go into “auto pilot” and only realize later how disconnected you felt
This might not just be stress or distraction. You might be experiencing dissociation - a very real and often misunderstood response to overwhelming emotional or physical experiences.
And no, you're not making it up. You're not broken. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it was designed to do: protect you.
“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”
― Gabor Maté
What Is Dissociation?
Dissociation is your brain and body’s way of coping with experiences that feel like they’re too much. When the nervous system senses danger - emotional, relational, or physical - it can disconnect to help you survive.
For many people, dissociation shows up as:
Spacing out or feeling like you’re not fully “here”
Memory gaps or difficulty concentrating
Emotional numbness or detachment
Feeling like you're watching life from behind a glass wall
A deep sense of disconnection from your body or emotions
These symptoms may have helped you survive early trauma, chronic stress, or emotionally unsafe environments. But over time, they can leave you feeling isolated, confused, or ashamed - like you’re going through the motions without really living.
You’re not broken. There is hope!
Putting the pieces back together can feel like a daunting, frightening, and overwhelming task - but the very nature of dissociation equates to strength and resilience that you can harness in order to heal. All of the parts of you deserve to find peace.
That’s where trauma-informed therapy can help.
Specialized Therapy and EMDR for Dissociation can help you to:
Helping your nervous system feel safe enough to stay present
Reconnecting you to your body and emotions without overwhelming you
Connecting with parts of yourself that may feel separate or cut off
Reprocessing unresolved trauma that’s keeping dissociation in place
Building grounding skills so you can return to the present moment more easily
