Therapy for Dissociative Disorder

With every step, you are reconnecting with yourself.
Dissociative disorders can make you feel disconnected from yourself and your surroundings, but healing is possible. At Zenith Counseling, based in the Raleigh, NC area, we offer therapy for dissociative disorders to help you understand your experiences and regain a sense of control. Our compassionate therapists guide you through the process of reintegrating the parts of yourself that may feel fragmented, empowering you to reconnect with your thoughts, emotions, and identity. Together, we’ll help you heal from dissociation and find wholeness again.
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Therapy for dissociative disorders is about finding safety, understanding, and reconnection with your true self.

Understanding Dissociation
Dissociation occurs when you feel detached from your thoughts, memories, or identity, often as a coping mechanism for trauma. Therapy helps you understand this experience and begin to heal from its effects.
Reintegrating Your Identity
In therapy, you’ll explore how dissociation has impacted your sense of self and work toward reintegrating disconnected parts of your identity, allowing you to feel more grounded and whole.
Healing the Past
Many dissociative disorders stem from unresolved trauma. Therapy helps you process past events in a safe space, allowing you to heal and reduce dissociative episodes.

From fragmentation to wholeness, we’ll help you reconnect with your mind, body, and emotions.

Dissociative disorders can be disorienting and overwhelming, making it difficult to feel connected to yourself, your emotions, or your surroundings. You may experience moments where you feel detached from reality, as though you’re watching your life from the outside. These dissociative episodes can affect your relationships, mental health, and ability to function in daily life.

Therapy for dissociative disorders provides a safe and supportive space to explore these experiences, understand their root causes, and begin the process of healing. Dissociation often develops as a response to trauma, especially when overwhelming emotions or experiences become too difficult to process. In therapy, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the underlying trauma or stress that may be contributing to your dissociative disorder.

Together, we’ll help you regain a sense of control and wholeness in your life, learning how to navigate and reduce dissociative episodes while reconnecting with your thoughts, feelings, and identity.

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Common Symptoms a Dissociative Disorder Therapist Can Help You Address:
  • Feeling detached from your body or thoughts
  • Difficulty remembering important information or personal details
  • Feeling as though your surroundings are unreal or distorted
  • Periods of memory loss or gaps in time
  • A sense of being disconnected from your identity
  • Experiencing multiple distinct identities or personalities
  • Emotional numbness or lack of feeling
  • Difficulty forming or maintaining relationships
  • Feeling emotionally distant from others
  • Anxiety or depression related to dissociation
  • Trouble focusing or concentrating
  • Episodes of depersonalization or derealization
  • Disorientation or confusion about who you are or where you are
  • Feelings of helplessness or lack of control over dissociative episodes

Each step toward understanding dissociation brings you closer to feeling whole again.

Dissociative disorders occur when a person disconnects from their thoughts, memories, feelings, or identity. This dissociation often develops as a response to trauma, particularly when an individual needs to mentally separate from painful or overwhelming experiences. While dissociation can initially serve as a defense mechanism, it can later become disruptive to daily life, relationships, and mental well-being.

There are several types of dissociative disorders, including:

  • Dissociative Amnesia: Characterized by memory loss, particularly around personal information or traumatic events.
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Formerly known as multiple personality disorder, DID involves the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states.
  • Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder: This involves a persistent feeling of being detached from one’s body or surroundings, making things feel unreal or dreamlike.

At Zenith Counseling, we offer therapy for dissociative disorders that focuses on both understanding and healing. Therapy can help you address the underlying trauma or stress that has contributed to dissociative episodes, while also providing tools to navigate and reduce dissociation in your daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and trauma-informed care are often used in treating dissociative disorders. These approaches help you understand the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and teach you how to manage dissociative symptoms. For those with trauma-related dissociation, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help process unresolved trauma in a safe and supportive way, reducing the need for dissociation as a coping mechanism.

Through therapy, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of your dissociation, allowing you to feel more grounded, present, and connected. With the right support, you can learn to navigate your emotions, process past trauma, and reclaim your sense of self.

Supporting You Every Step of the Way

We believe quality therapy should be within reach, which is why we offer flexible options to fit your needs. Zenith Counseling is in-network with top insurance providers, and we provide private pay options to ensure you can focus on your healing with peace of mind. No matter where you are on your journey, we’re here to support you.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What causes dissociative disorders?
Dissociative disorders often stem from trauma, especially childhood trauma or repeated stress. They develop as a way to cope with overwhelming emotions or experiences that the mind is unable to process.
Can dissociative disorders be treated?
Yes, therapy can be very effective in treating dissociative disorders. Therapy helps individuals process the trauma or stress underlying their dissociation and provides tools for managing symptoms and reducing episodes.
What types of dissociative disorders exist?
The most common types include Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder. Each involves different ways of feeling disconnected from oneself or one’s surroundings.

Reclaim your sense of self and find healing from dissociation with compassionate therapy.

“At Zenith Counseling, we believe in the power of therapy to help you reconnect with your thoughts, feelings, and identity. If you’re struggling with dissociation, we’re here to guide you through the healing process. Our therapy for dissociative disorders is designed to help you understand and reduce dissociative episodes while addressing the underlying causes. You deserve to feel whole again—take the first step toward healing today.”

Contact us now to begin your journey toward reintegration and peace.

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Johanna Sozio

Johanna Sozio, Founder & Lead Therapist