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All Parts Are Welcome: Beginning My Journey with Internal Family Systems
Over the past several months, I’ve started formal training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) , a therapeutic approach that has already...
Allison Gasca-Backman
Sep 264 min read


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
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