What if you could feel better between therapy sessions—not just during them?

When you've been through narcissistic abuse, it can feel as though your own brain and nervous system have turned against you.

You may understand intellectually that you're safe.

But your body doesn't always agree.

You may be dealing with anxiety, panic, depression, disrupted sleep, intrusive thoughts, anger, emotional overwhelm, flashbacks, or an urge to numb or self-medicate.

And when you're struggling that intensely, waiting a week between therapy sessions can feel like a very long time.

This is one of the reasons I incorporate amino acid therapy into my work with some clients.

Amino acid therapy is one part of my broader approach to narcissistic abuse recovery.

Your Brain and Nervous System Need Support, Too

Amino acids are the building blocks your body uses to make many of the neurotransmitters involved in mood, stress, sleep, focus, and emotional regulation.

My approach to amino acid therapy is influenced particularly by the work of Joan Mathews Larson, PhD and Julia Ross, MFT, two pioneers in bringing nutritional and amino-acid approaches into the mental health and addiction treatment world. I also trained with the extraordinary mental health nutritionist, Christina Veselak.

Their work helped establish a framework for using specific amino acids, in individualized combinations and doses, to support neurotransmitter function and address symptoms associated with emotional and behavioral distress.

I have incorporated this approach into my work because I have seen how powerful it can be when clients have additional support between therapy sessions.