Breaking the Cycle: Addressing OCD and Shame for Children of Immigrants

Amanda Neves Therapy

What does it feel like to live with OCD, especially when it’s misnamed, missed, or misunderstood? Simran Chahal, therapist at Amanda Neves Therapy, offers a moving reflection on her own experience navigating OCD through the lens of culture, identity, and healing. With grounded honesty, she shares how early symptoms were overlooked, how shame shaped her inner world, and how reclaiming the right language - and the right support - changed everything.

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Beyond CBT: How Experiential Psychotherapy Transforms Anxiety, PTSD, and Relational Wounds

Amanda Neves Therapy

If you've felt stuck in traditional talk therapy, it might be time to explore experiential psychotherapy. This approach focuses on the nervous system and emotional processing, helping you heal from anxiety, PTSD, and attachment wounds. Unlike CBT, which primarily targets thoughts, experiential therapy helps you unlock your body’s sensations, fostering deep emotional healing and long-lasting change. Whether you're seeking to overcome relational trauma or emotional disconnection, this method can empower you to feel, heal, and grow.

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Understanding your attachment map

Amanda Neves Theray

Throughout childhood, you have collected information from your experiences with parents, that shapes your view on relationships as an adult. Attachment styles help to describe the ways in which a person has learned to navigate feeling safe and secure in the context of these early bonds, which can impact present day connections. Knowing more about your particular attachment style can assist you in achieving healthy, long lasting relationships with others, and a healthy relationship with self.

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