Difficulty Making Decisions? Trauma Therapy for Overthinking in Falls Church, VA Can Help
The “Analysis Paralysis” consumes you. It’s hard to make decisions, big or small. But it’s more than that. You are always on the go, thinking of the next thing to do, problem to tackle. And you always feel overwhelmed and stressed and anxious and…productive. But underneath that productive, frantic energy is so much exhaustion, disconnection, and low energy. It always feels like there are two versions of you pulling you to keep going, but never recharging you. Trauma therapy for overthinking can help you untangle this constant mental chatter and find space to breathe, recharge, and make decisions with clarity.
What is Functional Freeze?
When you experience a stress or survival response, your body typically enters one of four modes: fight (fighting the threat), flight (running away from the threat), freeze (being frozen in the face of the threat), or fawn (people-pleasing the threat or keeping the threat happy to diminish its power). In functional freeze, your system is highly functional and also anxious (at least on the outside). You feel frantic, always alert to new information in your environment, and it can be tough to make decisions because you may feel literally frozen or stuck: what if you make the wrong choice? Underneath, you also feel frozen—disconnected, stuck, numb, and tired. This is likely from younger, wounded parts of you that learned that, in spite of freezing in the face of pain, hurt, and unmet emotional needs, you literally HAD to keep going and functioning. Maybe you had to keep putting on a show for the rest of the world, even though your inner needs were going on ignored and neglected.
How Trauma Therapy Heals Your Past and Lets You Leave Functional Freeze Behind
In trauma therapy at Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy, we get to the root of your indecision: your functional freeze state. Through trauma-informed approaches like Internal Family Systems and Ego States therapy, we finally enhance your understanding of what unmet needs are still existing within your system. As your trauma therapist, we work together to expand your ability to tune into your hurt, wounded, and stuck parts, providing relief, reparenting, and meeting these needs in the present to finally unlock the peace and healing for which you have been searching.
Start Childhood Trauma Therapy at Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy
At Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy, you’ll find warm, trauma-informed care designed to help you restore a sense of safety, reconnect with your inner resilience, and move toward a more grounded, authentic life.
Getting started is simple:
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation using the link below.
Complete a short intake form before your call.
Connect with trauma therapist Alice Zic to explore your goals and concerns.
Take the first steps toward healing through childhood trauma therapy.
In-Person Counseling Options in New Orleans
Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy offers face-to-face therapy sessions in New Orleans on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We welcome clients from across the Greater New Orleans area who are seeking support for childhood trauma, healing from the effects of an emotionally immature parent, or anxiety therapy for teens. Our Mid-City New Orleans office provides a comfortable, accessible setting where you can begin your therapeutic journey with care and support.
Virtual Childhood Trauma Therapy Services in Virginia
Online therapy offers a convenient and effective way to begin childhood trauma therapy. As a Virginia-licensed therapist, I provide virtual sessions to clients living anywhere within the state. With a secure internet connection, a private setting, and your preferred device, therapy can fit smoothly into your life, no commuting required. Ready to take the first step? Schedule a complimentary consultation call below.
Additional Online and In-Person Therapy Options at Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy
In addition to childhood trauma therapy, Nurturing Willow Psychotherapy provides virtual support for teen anxiety in Connecticut, Virginia, and Louisiana. We also offer mother-daughter family therapy through online sessions or in person, as well as in-person counseling in New Orleans. Whether you’re navigating the long-term effects of parentification, supporting a teen through emotional overwhelm, or healing from childhood neglect, our practice offers a supportive, nonjudgmental environment for care across CT, VA, and LA.
Meet Alice Zic, Licensed Childhood Trauma Therapist
Alice Zic, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She offers virtual therapy services to clients across Louisiana, Connecticut, and Virginia, along with in-person sessions in New Orleans. Alice specializes in supporting perfectionistic, mother-wounded women as they heal from childhood trauma and grow into confident, grounded adults.
Her work is rooted in attachment-based therapy, with advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego States Therapy. These trauma-informed approaches help clients integrate mind and body, gently address wounded and self-critical parts, and support the process of reparenting and healing at a deeper level. With a particular focus on relational and attachment trauma, especially mother wounding, Alice also provides parent coaching and mother-daughter family therapy to help repair and strengthen these important bonds.