People-pleasing isn’t kindness — it’s a survival pattern wired into your nervous system. In this article, Los Angeles trauma therapist Chloë Bean, LMFT explores the somatic cost of chronic “niceness,” why saying no can feel dangerous, and how body-based therapy helps you reclaim boundaries and self-trust. Learn how Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and IFS can re-train your system to feel safe in authenticity.
For women navigating anxiety, trauma, and burnout, discover how somatic therapy in Los Angeles helps you move from fawning to freedom.

As featured in Verywell Mind, functional freeze is the trauma response that can look like you’re totally fine — while your body is stuck in survival mode. Learn how somatic therapy helps women in Los Angeles unfreeze, reconnect, and feel alive again.

In my recent HuffPost feature, I shared how “therapy-speak” — words like boundaries, triggers, or attachment styles — has become the new dating language. But when emotional language replaces embodied presence, real connection suffers. As a Somatic Trauma Therapist in Los Angeles, I help high-achieving women move from analysis to authentic connection through body-based therapy that heals anxiety, trauma, and relationship burnout.

A recent Bustle feature highlighted how resonance-frequency breathing can reduce stress and calm the nervous system. In this post, I share how this practice fits into somatic therapy — helping high-achieving women in Los Angeles heal from anxiety and reconnect with their bodies, one breath at a time.

Recently featured in Forbes, I shared how ambient stress silently drains high-achieving women — fueling anxiety, burnout, and perfectionism. In this post, I expand on what ambient stress really is, how it impacts women in California and beyond, and how trauma-informed therapy approaches like EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and IFS can help you reset your nervous system and finally breathe again.

Wondering if you’re a people pleaser? From fawning in relationships to burnout at work, people-pleasing often runs deeper than you think. This blog explores how trauma and anxiety shape this pattern — and what healing with EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, or IFS therapy could look like. Link to free People Pleaser Workbook included!

As summer winds down, many start feeling the pull toward deeper connections. Explore the science behind this seasonal shift and how therapy can help you navigate these changes with clarity and self-compassion.

What if you could see through someone else’s eyes—without losing yourself? Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps you build empathy, boundaries, and deeper connection by understanding the parts of you that protect and react.

Breakups are hard—but walking away from a toxic relationship can feel impossible. If you’re stuck in rumination, blame, or self-doubt, there’s a reason. Discover why high-achieving women struggle to let go, how trauma gets triggered, and what actually helps your nervous system move on. You’re not broken—you’re healing.

Learn how somatic and EMDR therapy can help high-achieving women in California heal disordered eating and body shame by addressing trauma, nervous system regulation, perfectionism, and self-compassion.

Struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, or burnout — even though you seem put-together on the outside? High-achieving women often feel stuck in cycles of overthinking and self-doubt. This post explores how trauma-informed approaches like Somatic Therapy, EMDR, and IFS (Internal Family Systems) help you calm your nervous system, heal from within, and finally feel at home in your body and mind.

Learn how somatic and EMDR therapy can help high-achieving women in California heal disordered eating and body shame by addressing trauma, nervous system regulation, perfectionism, and self-compassion.

Trauma doesn't just live in our thoughts and memories—it becomes stored in our bodies as physical sensations, tension, and incomplete responses. You might notice it as a knot in your stomach during stressful situations, chronic shoulder tension, or that feeling of being "frozen" when triggered. Somatic Experiencing offers a gentle, body-based approach to healing that helps complete these stuck survival responses and restore your nervous system's natural resilience. Discover how tuning into your body's wisdom can unlock profound healing and help you feel more grounded, safe, and at home in your own skin.

Do you find yourself constantly prioritizing others' needs while neglecting your own? Maybe you're the one everyone turns to for help, but you struggle to ask for support in return. Codependency often looks like being "too giving" or "too caring," but underneath lies a complex pattern of losing yourself in relationships. Learn to recognize the signs of codependent behavior, understand how it develops, and discover practical steps to reclaim your sense of self. Breaking free from codependency isn't about caring less—it's about learning to care for yourself with the same compassion you show others, creating healthier boundaries and more authentic connections.

Your healing journey is unique, and the resources that resonate with you might be completely different from what helps someone else. Building a personal healing library—whether filled with books, podcasts, apps, or creative tools—gives you accessible support between therapy sessions and empowers you to take an active role in your recovery. From trauma-informed self-help books to mindfulness apps, journaling prompts to body-based practices, discover how to curate resources that truly serve your healing process. Learn what to look for, how to avoid overwhelming yourself, and ways to integrate these tools meaningfully into your daily life for lasting transformation.

For many people, romantic partnerships are where some of their deepest emotional triggers surface. The vulnerability required in relationships can bring up unresolved wounds, sometimes without us even realizing it. If you’ve experienced trauma, it’s important to understand how it might show up in your relationships, as well as how to heal and create healthier patterns for the future.

Trauma doesn’t always show up in storms — sometimes it lives in whispers. In this post, I unpack three subtle signals your body may be carrying and offer somatic tools to begin reclaiming your safety.