Debbie Missud, LMHC-D

Debbie Missud, LMHC-D, is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of The Manhattan Psychotherapy Collective, a group practice in New York City specializing in trauma-informed care for women. In addition to her therapy practice, Debbie provides clinical supervision and consultation for mental health professionals, and she's the author of Self-Directed Complex PTSD Exercises for Women: Mind-Body Practices for Safety, Stability, and Self-Love. Beyond the therapy room, she’s a mental health educator on social media, known as @therapydebbie, where she blends expertise with humor and humanity to make healing concepts relatable and accessible.

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Debbie Missud, LMHC-D

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What a trauma therapist wants to tell survivors of sexual assault