Today I meet with my good friend Sarahi Gutierrez, a licensed clinical social worker out of San Diego. She has a master’s from Columbia with an emphasis on DBT. She draws from her professional experiences and from her personal experiences as well. We discuss internalized gaslighting and how this presents for survivors and what to do about it.
Topics/Triggers:
What it looks like, what it means, what it is, and how do we know when it’s happening
Discerning what is truly your truth vs what has been driven into you
Releasing shame around gaslighting by realizing it can be a survival mechanism
How it can present itself in other scenarios like the workplace
Ways to check in on yourself in situations where it arises
Sarahi's Full Bio:
Sarahi Gutierrez is a Licensed Clinicial Social Worker practicing out of San Diego, California. She received her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) at Columbia University in New York where her clinical training focused on evidence-based treatments, with an emphasis on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She has a diverse background ranging from working with incarcerated youth, survivors of domestic violence, people recovering from addictions, and chronic mental health concerns including suicidal thoughts and self injury. Sarahi draws not only from her professional experiences but from her own journey as a survivor of childhood abuse. She believes that healing comes in many forms.
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