Therapy on Fig

We believe therapy should be highly tailored to you. It’s our job to stay curious, open, and compassionate.

Our approach is trauma informed, culturally inclusive, and identity affirming.

11/18/2025

Before therapy, there was cultural coping.

In this week’s blog, Rachel reflects on the lessons, traditions, and resilience that shaped many immigrant and first-generation families. She shares how spirituality, endurance, and holistic practices like hanbang (Eastern medicine) sustained emotional health before psychotherapy was even accessible, and how these cultural strengths can still inform healing today.

Rachel reminds us that processing generational trauma also means celebrating generational strength. True healing can honor both where we come from and where we’re going.

Read the full blog or schedule a free 15-minute consultation by clicking the link in our bio.

11/10/2025

Affirmations are everywhere, from social media mantras to morning routines. But what happens when they don’t work?

In this week’s blog, The Limitations of Affirmations, Sabrina explores why positive self-talk can sometimes create inner conflict instead of peace. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, she offers a deeper understanding of the protective parts that resist positivity and the importance of compassionately listening to them.

Healing isn’t about forcing optimism, it’s about creating space for every part of you to be seen and understood. Only then can affirmations feel authentic and healing.

Read the full blog or schedule a free 15-minute consultation by clicking the link in our bio.

11/03/2025

Families are complicated, and sometimes, the healthiest choice is distance.

In this week’s blog, Janelle explores what familial estrangement really means. It’s not just a falling out, but a deep rupture in a relationship that can bring grief, guilt, and even relief. Janelle walks readers through what estrangement can look like, why it happens, and how to find healing, whether that’s through feeling your emotions, creating chosen family, or remaining open to change when it feels safe.

Read more here: https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/11/1/when-family-ties-unravel-navigating-familial-estrangement-with-compassion-and-clarity

10/29/2025

Many 20-somethings I work with describe feeling lost, drained, or unsure why they’re not happier. You might find yourself saying yes to everything; trying to please others, avoid feeling stuck, or figure out what actually matters to you, but ending up exhausted. You might think, “I have a good life, I should be happy,” only to feel guilty or broken for not being content. Then the overthinking begins, spiraling through every possible path until you feel paralyzed, wishing someone would tell you what to do.

If this sounds familiar, nothing is wrong with you. Feeling uncertain in your 20s isn’t a flaw; it’s part of the process of becoming. This chapter isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about noticing what feels true for you, learning what drains you, and allowing clarity to come with time.

Awareness, not perfection, is where healing begins.

Read more here: https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/10/25/feeling-lost-in-your-20s

10/20/2025

This week’s blog by Gabriella offers a tender look at food and body struggles through Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.

So often, our relationship with food is a reflection of the parts of us trying to stay safe, in control, or unseen. Gabriella invites us to meet those parts with compassion and curiosity, transforming self-criticism into self-connection.

Read more here: https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/10/18/when-food-becomes-protection-listening-to-the-parts-that-learned-to-survive

10/13/2025

What if your purpose isn’t something you have to chase? 🌿

In our latest blog, Grace explores how purpose can shift from doing to being. She invites readers to slow down, notice what feels most natural, and rediscover the quiet moments that bring peace and meaning.

Sometimes, purpose begins right where you are 💫

Read more here 👉 https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/10/11/when-purpose-stops-being-something-to-chase

10/07/2025

The cultural value of noonchi (눈치), tuning into others’ feelings and expectations, teaches us how to survive and protect harmony. But belonging begins when we can feel enough, even when we stop contorting ourselves to fit in.

For many second-generation Korean Americans, therapy can be a space to explore what it means to belong without losing yourself.

Read more in our latest blog, Belonging as a Second-Generation Korean American.

https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/10/4/belonging-as-a-second-generation-korean-american

09/29/2025

Living with ADHD often means spending a lot of time in your head, daydreaming, hyperfocusing, or problem-solving. But your body holds wisdom too.

When we disconnect from our bodies, we lose access to vital insight about our emotions, limits, and needs. Gentle practices like noticing your breath, grounding through your senses, or finding pleasure in movement can help bring you back into balance.

At Therapy on Fig, we offer neurodiversity affirming therapy, virtual or in-person in Los Angeles, to support your journey of reconnecting with both mind and body.

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09/22/2025

For many high achievers, their identity and self-worth become entwined with performance, making rest feel unsafe and failure unbearable. Through IFS, we can meet the striving parts with compassion, separating who we are from what we do and allowing Self—calm, curious, and compassionate—to lead. When that happens, achievement shifts from compulsion to choice, and worth is no longer tied to accolades but to an inner steadiness that external success can’t provide.

If you're a high achiever and curious to learn how IFS may deepen your connection and understanding of yourself, read more about this topic here:

https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/9/20/when-success-isnt-enough-understanding-the-inner-world-of-high-achievers

09/15/2025

What is a Saturn return?

A “Saturn return” describes a 3-year period when the planet Saturn returns to the same place in the sky that it was at when you were born. This process takes about 27 to 30 years, meaning that you will go through a Saturn return at the end of your 20s, 50s, and 80s. In this blog, I speak specifically to the first Saturn return – the one that occurs in your late 20s – as it tends to bring the greatest shock and upheaval as the first time around.

Saturn is the planet of accountability, seeming to shout “wake up!” with a tone most would not describe as gentle. When your Saturn returns, you are called to face the reality of how you are (or aren’t) showing up in important areas of your life. What’s working, and what isn’t? How can you take accountability for your life? This process is the beginning of your initiation into adulthood.

Read more here https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/9/13/what-is-a-saturn-return for tips to help get the most out of this potent and transformative period of life with grace.

09/08/2025

In a culture that idealizes clean eating, self-discipline, and wellness, it’s easy to overlook when a desire to be healthy begins to cause harm. Orthorexia is a lesser-known but increasingly common form of disordered eating that often starts from a well-intentioned place, yet can gradually consume a person’s energy, identity, and peace of mind.

Some signs of orthorexia may look like:

Feeling guilt, shame, or self-criticism after eating something “imperfect”

Believing that health or moral worth is tied to food purity

Experiencing inner conflict, stress, or self-punishment when breaking food rules

Feeling disconnected from one’s body, hunger cues, or natural pleasure in eating

If you're struggling with these internal experiences, know that working through them in therapy doesn't mean giving up on health; it means learning to relate to food and ourselves with more flexibility, compassion, and trust.

visit https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/9/7/understanding-orthorexia-the-overlooked-eating-disorder to learn more!

09/02/2025

When your therapist shares a similar third-culture background, you don’t have to translate every detail or simplify your story to be understood. We can keep up with the geography of your life, the layers of your history, and the nuances of your vulnerabilities and strengths. Therapy becomes a space where your complexity is not only held but honored—without being simplified, dismissed, or lost in translation.

Read more about why adulting is so hard when you grew up a third culture kid.

https://therapyonfig.com/blog/2025/8/30/once-a-third-culture-kid-now-an-adult-third-culture-kid-why-adulting-feels-harder

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