Stacey R Pinatelli Psy.D.

About

Stacey R. Pinatelli, PsyD, completed a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, is working toward licensure as a clinical psychologist, and is the author of Hope and Healing for Survivors (New Harbinger, 2024).

Books by Stacey R Pinatelli Psy.D.

Recent Posts

Emotional Safety Can Turn Vulnerability Into a Superpower

Vulnerability is often misunderstood as full disclosure, but true emotional openness depends on safety, timing, and boundaries that support rather than undermine connection.

Too Sensitive, or Just Right?

In relationships, push-pull cycles of closeness and withdrawal can erode trust, but noticing patterns can start real change.

How Trauma Quietly Resurfaces in Long-Term Relationships

Even after healing, trauma can resurface in long-term relationships. Understanding nervous system responses helps couples grow through old patterns with compassion.

The Depression Clinicians Don’t Talk About

Behind professional competence, many clinicians may wrestle with depression, emotional fatigue, and fear of admitting vulnerability.

When Chronic Stress Turns Survival Mode into Your Personality

When chronic stress turns survival into a habit, your body stays on high alert. Learn how to reset your nervous system and feel alive again.

Balancing Joy and Grief During the Holidays

Ambiguous grief can deepen during holidays. Balance grief and joy with awareness, self-compassion, boundaries, coping skills, and a supportive holiday toolkit.

The Paradox of Calm Is When Safety Feels Unsafe

Detailing one client’s journey of nervous system retraining and relearning safety.

The Emotional and Mental Health Impact of Gray Divorce

Ending a long-term marriage is hard at any age. Learn how gray divorce affects mental health and steps to cope, heal, and rebuild your life.

Why Being Cut Off by Family Can Hurt More Than Trauma Itself

Many survivors are met with disbelief after disclosing trauma, and then face familial estrangement years later. Learn why that pain cuts so deep and how healing begins.

What It Means to Grieve Someone Still Living

What if the person you're grieving is still alive? Explore the quiet pain of ambiguous loss and learn how to cope, find meaning, and heal when closure and answers never come.