Danny Martino, PA with psychiatry training, links idealization/devaluation to med management. Grant Lamone, early-career psych NP, contrasts projection and empathy. April Staples, clinical psychologist, explores acting out and therapeutic responses. Heidi Lin, NP and clinic co-founder, examines splitting in systems. Johan Ortizzo, psychotherapist, covers dissociation and grounding. Sheila Coles, integrative psychotherapist, unpacks projective identification. Evan Sumisup, clinician, on sexualization as defense. Arielle Schatz-Wilderman, psychotherapist, on omnipotent control. Erica L. Reynolds, psychiatrist, on withdrawal and denial.
