Susanne Babbel MFT, PhD

About

Susanne Babbel, PhD, MFT # 42446, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing with a trauma specialty in her private practice in San Francisco, CA. She is the author of the self-help book Heal the Body. Heal the Mind. A Somatic Approach to Moving Beyond Trauma and has been a contributing author on trauma for nearly a decade to the Psychology Today Online Blog. Dr. Babbel has been quoted by TODAY, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Verily, Refinery29, New York Times Motherlode Blog, and more.

Books by Susanne Babbel MFT, PhD

Recent Posts

Choosing Connection Over Division

Allowing division to deepen can lead to emotional isolation, eroding community and support. Building connection through dialogue and empathy helps us strengthen bonds.

Letting Go of Hurt

Would you rather forget than forgive? Letting go can allow you to enter and inhabit the present moment, relieve stress created by negative thoughts, and access newly freed energy.

Is COVID-19 Killing Kindness?

Have you noticed that people are more aggressive since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Why Face Masks Can Trigger Unpleasant Emotions

Traumatic memories can be linked to face masks. But even if you have never experienced major trauma, the sight of a mask can make you feel uncomfortable.

Why You Might Have Intimacy Issues After Trauma

It is a myth that only sexual-abuse survivors suffer from intimacy issues.

What Makes One Person a Bystander and Another a Hero?

We don’t have to risk our lives to make a difference in someone else's. How to move from being the bystander to becoming an active “helper.”

Rejection Hangover: Abandonment Anxiety

Feeling nervous while dating is normal but when the experience feels like a psychological hangover, you may be dealing with abandonment anxiety caused childhood trauma.

Why Apologizing Can Be So Good (for You)

Apologizing is difficult for many of us...No one wants to be seen as a bad person, and we usually want to protect our image.

Was I Molested Even Though My Clothes Never Came Off?

Responding to a reader who was confused about her experience and trying to put the puzzle pieces together.

Typhoon Haiyan: What Can We Do?

Perceived support, providing long-term and local community support, taking care of your nervous system, donating blood, volunteering or helping volunteers, and not sending hand me downs can all be additional ways to help the survivors of the Philippine disaster.