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Signs of Progress: How to Recognize Growth in Therapy
Inspired by a client who asked to meet with me a day earlier than her scheduled appointment, I found myself reflecting on how progress in...
Allison Gasca-Backman
Jan 304 min read


Your Body Was Never the Problem: A Message of Anti-Diet and Trauma-Informed Care
As a therapist who works with folks who have been on every single type of diet, who have received every possible medical recommendation,...

Allison Gasca-Backman, LCSW
Jan 237 min read


How to feel your feelings after the election
Notes from a trauma therapist on how to sit with painful emotions.

Allison Gasca-Backman, LCSW
Nov 7, 20245 min read


How do I know if it's Diet Culture or if I just like "eating healthy?" And is that so bad?
Reflections from an eating disorders therapist on how to investigate your relationship with safe foods and fear foods. As an Eating...

Allison Gasca-Backman, LCSW
Oct 7, 20245 min read
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