Erica Lima, LCSW
Somatic Trauma Therapist
Serving Long Beach &
the state of California through tele-health
Where your body & nervous system are centered in the healing process
Reconnect to your authentic self &
learn to trust your intuition
“Why am I like this?” “I feel so stuck!”
“What will others’ think?” “What if they see the real me?”
Do you often feel unheard, misunderstood or rejected from people you’re close with? Do you fear people will see you as “too needy” or “selfish?” so you’d rather hide or suppress your own needs?
Caught between people-pleasing & carrying everyone else’s’ feelings as your own.
I see you. I see how suffocating, and lonely this can feel.
Maybe its hard to see who you are, or where you end and others begin.
I get what it feels like to be trapped in the cycles of self-abandonment, shame and guilt.
You deserve a chance to heal & rediscover your voice.
Intersectional BIPOC identities are valued and honored here.
Improve your
relationship
with
others
Are you stuck in survival mode? Unable to be yourself, or trust others. Do you feel like you always have to hide parts of yourself?
Childhood trauma can disrupt sense of safety and security which prevents us from connecting to others in healthy ways. This can prevent you from being yourself, or being able to trust others . Together we will unlearn coping mechanisms that keep us stuck in survival mode, and learn to cultivate deep and lasting relationships with others.
Spiritual abuse & Religious trauma
The very spaces that are supposed to protect us and keep us safe, can be the very places that cause us so much hurt and harm.
Some spiritual/religious traumas are easy to identify, but other types of spiritual trauma is concealed and hidden.
You may find yourself being easily triggered, highly skeptical around religious spaces, or having visceral responses to organized religion all together.
Together we can identify some of the tabooed traumas of institutional/religious trauma to begin your own healing journey.
I affirm 2LBGTQIA+ folks, & #metoo movement.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
-James Baldwin
Couples Counseling
Whether there’s been a rupture in your relationship, you’ve grown apart or your wanting to understand each other’s communication styles;
You & your partner do not have to struggle alone.
Having safe space to process these experiences is essential to a lasting thriving relationship.
“Trauma compromises our ability to engage with others by replacing patterns of connection with patterns of protection”
—Stephen Porges
Try a phone consult and see if it’s the right fit for you.
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