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LCSW in NYC, NJ, DC, & MD passionate about supporting teens and adults with relational & complex trauma, ptsd, anxiety, burn out, codependency, people pleasing, and alcohol use.

12/29/2025

The trip of a lifetime!⁣!!
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And yes I do have a fiancé, but I don’t show him, fam, and friends on my therapy page 🤣⁣
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England was magical and I feel deep gratitude and thankfulness. ⁣
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I appreciate my relationship, my family, my friends, my clients, my support groups, my practice, my own growth. 2025 has been a beautiful one and I’m excited to see what’s to come in 2026.⁣
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Though I’m posting all my highlights, a reminder that you don’t see anyone’s tough moments on social media! ⁣
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So for the rest of the year - let’s finish off gently. Restfully, peacefully, and with ease. With listening to our bodies, setting boundaries on our phone use if needed, and tending to what our emotional needs truly are.⁣
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🩷✨ back to regular scheduled content after this 🤣 #2025

12/24/2025

Holiday reminders, scripts for boundaries, and ways to meet your needs too during this time! Happy holidays everyone ✨

12/18/2025

If you’re exhausted, resentful, or quietly overwhelmed -⁣
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You might not be “bad at boundaries.”⁣
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You might just be over-functioning in the name of love, safety, connection or belonging.⁣
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You probably learned doing more was the way to keep the feeling of safety!!⁣
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Here is the diff between over functioning and over responsibility vs realistic amounts

12/17/2025

A theme that is coming up a lot in my sessions and groups is the window of tolerance!⁣
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Here is a very brief breakdown of it.⁣
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When reflecting on yours esp this holiday season -⁣
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Think about what triggers hyper and hypo arousal, what gets you into your window, and what your experience is in each state (physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, actions).⁣
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Holidays gets us way out of our windows with all the added overwhelm, family time and plans b ⁣
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Download my free guide on this and check out my blog to explain it all!⁣
Link in bio ⁣
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12/15/2025

How often do you leave a convo and feel you gave more then you received?⁣
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Or relationships that feel one sided.⁣
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It this is often for you, here are some signs you’re carrying more than your share of the emotional labor!⁣
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12/11/2025

Trusting yourself isn’t lost - it’s just buried under years of survival mode. ⁣
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Your intuition didn’t disappear or go away it’s waiting for space, safety, and softness to be heard again!⁣
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12/09/2025

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If you’re always bracing for something bad to happen right when life finally feels calm, this is from being conditioned!⁣
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When chaos was familiar, safety can feel suspicious.⁣
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Nothing going wrong ironically triggers a fear in you and a sense of unsafety. ⁣
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This post walks you through how to gently retrain your nervous system to receive the calm you deserve.⁣
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It takes time

12/08/2025

Calling my fellow female therapists!!!⁣
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This Jan I am launching a new support & consultation group!⁣
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If you’re just starting out in private practice or already in but looking for extra support -⁣
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We’ll be getting personal, professional and business support.⁣
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Esp for my empathetic therapists who are struggling with balancing all the responsibilities, over-extending, highly self critical, over look your own needs and need to set up better boundaries guilt free.⁣
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Likely Wednesdays mornings but date time tbd!⁣
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For residents of NY, NJ, MD, DC.⁣
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12 weeks - mostly virtual with one in person NYC session!⁣
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Email me alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or check the link in bio to learn more on my website or schedule a free consultation call!⁣
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Www.ak-psychotherapy.com⁣

12/07/2025

Sometimes the patterns that exhaust you now… are the ones that once kept you safe and protected. ⁣
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Now it’s about understanding where they came from, what they protected you from, and learning new ways to feel supported, connected, and at ease.⁣
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Here are some common ones I see showing up with clients.

12/04/2025

High functioning codependency shows up as having it all together on the outside - fixing, being the supportive friend, always dependable.⁣
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But internally there’s a lot of pain. A lot of deeply internalized beliefs about where your worth comes from and a strong need for control. ⁣
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Shame, guilt, anxiety, hypervigilance all come along with it. ⁣
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Here are some beliefs that most people who have a codependent pattern in their life hold deeply! ⁣
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If this resonates - I’m opening the long standing Codependency & Healthy Relationships support group to one new group member!!!!!! ⁣
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So excited! Looking for a female in their 30s/40s who wants to have a close knit small community of other women working on untangling anxious patterns, developing healthier relationships and most importantly learning to have a trusting secure compassionate relationships with yourself!⁣
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Wednesdays from 4-5:15 pm est via zoom ⁣
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Dm me or email me alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com⁣
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12/03/2025

Your window of tolerance is the optimal zone where you can effectively connect with others, function best, think rationally, and manage life’s stressors!⁣
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It’s important to have awareness of your window. In therapy you can learn your triggers, develop somatic awareness, and learn tools to regulate and get back into your window when you’re bumped out. And just overall expand it. ⁣
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Swipe to learn all about it. ⁣
I wrote a blog more a more in depth understanding, which you can find via link in bio or my website ⁣
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AND if you wanna learn about your window during the holidays along with some tools, journal prompts and reminders - subscribe to my newsletter - December is all about it! ⁣
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Www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog⁣

12/02/2025

Lately I’ve been talking with so many clients about the difference between resting and shutting down.⁣
They look the same on the outside… but inside, they’re super different .⁣
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If you’ve ever wondered why some “rest” leaves you calm and clear, and other “rest” leaves you even more drained, you’re not wrong - these are not the same! ⁣
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Your body knows the difference.⁣
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And you deserve the kind of rest that actually nourishes you - not the kind that’s just survival.⁣

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