https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/home daily 1.0 2024-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611960707348-THSECQB5OXONHWMYZ4V9/1_qdN63Gm0aLJSusJ4QIyBeQ.jpeg Home hand-drawn armchair icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1616131593654-B1V13SSKXMU2D2H6SD7P/WIEBGE-logo-smaller-300x117.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611698086635-9USF0MWXLEVTNHKDHZ3E/image-asset.jpeg Home Portrait of elegant therapist wearing suit standing holding coffee cup and a folder and looking at camera. https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/providerinfo daily 0.75 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611960072915-V815E8GX3P627HWQOOB5/Lisa-Olivera-mental-health-quote.png Provider Info - Philosophy I truly believe the therapeutic alliance is one of the most important aspects of therapy. With the use of unconditional positive regard and empathy, I hope to encourage a feeling of self-love and acceptance. I believe that growth happens in many different areas, and I aim to create a collaborative change that affects all aspects of a person’s life. By working together, we can help identify your natural strengths, and learn simple ways to enhance your life and relationships, for results that are sustainable and long-term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611795693925-JAMNMYBATEY6BVB51UD9/me.jpg Provider Info - THERAPY, COACHING Tiffany Libby, LMFT CCTSI Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT85738) Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP) Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Individual (CCTS-I) Certified Professional Life Coach (CPLC) WIEBG Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Certified- Karl McBride’s Model Specialties include: • Trauma-Focused Therapy Certified • Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Certified • CBT • DBT • Human-Centered My name is Tiffany Libby, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, available in California and Internationally. My goal is to help you understand the resiliency already inside of you and to utilize it to effectively cope with all of life’s ups and downs. With your collaboration, I tailor my approach to meet your needs, as I feel it is important to find what works for you, not what “should” work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1616131593654-B1V13SSKXMU2D2H6SD7P/WIEBGE-logo-smaller-300x117.png Provider Info https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611960012826-DI41EKJZW48XAZIUQUKM/cracks_with-green.jpg Provider Info - Background Throughout my career, I have worked in clinical settings including hospitals, residential treatment, and outpatient treatment. Most recently I have been working as a Trauma Specialist in an outpatient setting. I have worked with adolescents and adults, providing: individual, couples, and group therapy. I have utilized numerous modalities but specialize in Trauma and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery. I adapt to meet my clients’ needs in helping to cope with numerous issues including working with those with identity development concerns, and those dealing with issues such as self-doubt, insecurity, low self-esteem, lack of self-acceptance, and body image issues. Additionally, my skills include providing services for stress management, interpersonal issues, and relationship conflict. My experience also includes working with: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, and chemical dependency issues. https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/about daily 0.75 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611795603066-3G3H794H19XS2E0SAWDB/question_mark_from_the_nature_by_viveknkulkarni_d48ovd1-fullview.jpg About - So Why See Me? The more I learned about trauma, Complex PTSD, and Narcissistic Abuse, the more intimately it affected me. I wanted to be able to help people who had fallen through the cracks, and who had not gotten relief even after years of therapy. I also wanted to help the people who didn’t even realize they had been abused and blamed themselves for appropriate reactions resulting from years of trauma. What many people don’t realize is that most therapists are not trauma trained and have been diagnosing and treating people incorrectly, leading client’s to feel that they are “too messed up to fix.” I have found that you have to be a particular type of therapist to treat this form of abuse because it’s not just about reading a book and taking some classes (which I’ve done), but by living through it yourself. I believe because of my personal experiences of trauma, combined with my therapeutic experience, I have a unique ability to not only provide real techniques that work but can genuinely understand and empathize with your experience. Having a therapist you like, you trust, is very important to the outcome of therapy. I’m a person who has been through trauma, who knows surviving is messy, and has made it through the other end, which means I may understand you in a way most therapists can’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611707353879-OKVBK4UGB1A56ZP8OWLL/image-asset.jpeg About - Why start a service that specializes in Complex PTSD, Narcissistic Abuse and Trauma? Throughout my 15+ years as a therapist, I have noticed that many therapists are unaware of, or are lacking the adequate training needed to treat pervasive, everyday traumatic experiences, a.k.a. Complex PTSD. As I read and studied about trauma and its effect on the body, it made sense why so many techniques I had been taught did not work for so many people. Many of my clients had never heard of CPTSD and had no idea that all of these “crazy reactions,” actually made perfect sense after identifying their abuse history. So what are some of the causes of Complex PTSD? Emotional Abuse is one of the hardest for people to recognize as it can often be subtle or used with guilt, and yes it is traumatic (ex: gaslighting, manipulating, controlling behavior, denying, invalidating, pressuring, guilt-tripping, etc. Emotional Neglect (ex: withholding love or affection to punish, ignoring, inability to empathize or acknowledge others feelings, minimizing experiences and feelings, etc) Physical Abuse (grabbing, slapping, throwing items, pushing, etc.) Verbal Abuse (not just name-calling but also demeaning statements, putting others down, chipping at self-esteem, etc.) CPTSD is often missed because symptoms are often not recognized due to their subtle nature such as: Feelings of emptiness and being unimportant Loss of sense of self (what you do, think, and feel is “wrong”) Feeling as if you are on autopilot or at times feel like you are “losing it” Feeling “crazy” or “too sensitive” Lack of self-trust and doubting your intuition https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2021-01-26 https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-10-07 https://www.narcissisticrecovery.com/services daily 0.75 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60104080723baf1b6601d345/1611960707348-THSECQB5OXONHWMYZ4V9/1_qdN63Gm0aLJSusJ4QIyBeQ.jpeg Services hand-drawn armchair icon