New Ground Videos

What is Play-Based therapy for children and how does it help? Many people have heard of Play Therapy, but wonder "Can it really help my child?"

Therapist Jaimee Velotta is explains how child counseling can be a great tool for families who have a child struggling with school issues, big emotions, behavioral struggles, acting out, and more.

In this video, therapist Kailey Coats (LMHC) explains how EMDR therapy works to ease your nervous system, release you from painful emotions/memories of the past, and create a process for healing in counseling.

Pastors face impossible expectations—counselor, trauma specialist, addiction expert—while caring deeply for their congregations. At New Ground Counseling, we bridge the gap, partnering with churches to provide trusted, Christ-centered mental health care. Hear the story of why the church needs therapists and how we’re helping pastors send people to trusted names, not Google.

“Trauma, Church Hurt & the Body: A Conversation on Healing Through Therapy (with Nathalie DiDomenico)” What is trauma, and how does it affect our emotions, bodies, and relationships? In this interview, trauma therapist Nathalie DiDomenico explains what trauma really is, why it matters, and how therapy can help us heal.

We cover:

• Who experiences trauma (spoiler: everyone is impacted)

• What “spiritual trauma” and “church hurt” mean

• How trauma shows up in the body and emotions

• Eating disorders, emotional trust, and reconnecting to our bodies

• The role of curiosity and storytelling in healing

• Why it’s normal to feel nervous about starting therapy

👉 Interested in learning more or scheduling a session? Visit our website: www.newgroundcounseling.com

Email us directly: help@newgroundcounseling.com

What is Betrayal Trauma, and why does it devastate a person so deeply?

In this conversation, we explore betrayal trauma through the lens of problematic sexual behavior (PSB)—affairs, pornography addiction, compulsive sexual acting out, and the deep relational wounds that follow.

🎧 Watch/Listen to the Full Interview:  

Healing from Betrayal, Pornography, and Pr...  

Licensed therapist and Betrayal Partner Specialist Emily Parker breaks down how betrayal trauma affects the mind, body, and identity… and why its impact is profoundly different from other forms of addiction.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• What betrayal trauma is and how it forms

• Why sexual betrayal uniquely impacts identity, worth, and attachment

• How deceit, gaslighting, and secrecy amplify trauma

• Why betrayed partners need their own healing path

• The 3 Stages of Betrayal Trauma Recovery

• How somatic work, boundaries, grief processing, and empowerment support healing

• What post-traumatic growth can look like — and how many survivors find purpose again

This video is for anyone navigating the devastation of betrayal, supporting someone who is, or wanting to better understand trauma’s impact on relationships and identity.

🧠 Key Takeaways

• Betrayal trauma is not a “post-trauma” event — it’s something happening right now

• Sexual betrayal shatters core identity and attachment

• The partner also needs treatment, support, and stabilization

• Healing begins with safety, nervous system regulation, boundaries, and community

• Recovery is not linear — but transformation and post-traumatic growth are possible

#betrayaltrauma #healingjourney #relationshiprecovery #traumarecovery

🎙️ Why is Story (and Narrative) Important?

In this conversation, therapist Nathalie DiDomenico explores how the stories we tell — and the stories told about us — shape our identity, our relationships, and the way we move through the world.

Nathalie shares why she begins therapy by inviting clients to tell stories from their lives, and how those narratives offer a window into a person’s self-perception, their worldview, and their deepest internal messages. She also offers a powerful example from many women’s experiences: being labeled “dramatic.” Together, we unpack how these early narratives often lead us to distrust our emotions, minimize sensitivity, or internalize others’ projections as truth.

🎥 Watch to the full interview: “Trauma, Church Hurt & the Body” now (Link in Bio)!   

 • Trauma, Church Hurt & the Body: A Conversa...  

🏡 About New Ground Counseling
New Ground Counseling serves individuals, couples, and families in the greater Seattle and Snohomish County area. Our team of therapists is committed to helping people make sense of their stories, heal from past wounds, and build more connected and hopeful lives.

Learn more or schedule at: newgroundcounseling.com

💬 What makes group therapy so powerful — and why does it feel so vulnerable to step into?

In this interview, therapist Emily Parker shares why group therapy can be one of the most transformative healing experiences, especially for people struggling with shame, sexual struggles, betrayal, or relational pain. Drawing from both her personal story and her clinical work, Emily explains how group spaces offer something individual therapy alone cannot: mirrors, empathy, accountability, and the experience of being fully known and still loved.

🎧 Watch/Listen to the Full Interview:    • Healing from Betrayal, Pornography, and Pr...  

In this conversation, we explore:
😰 Why the fear of social rejection is so intense — and why it makes groups feel scary
🕳️ How shame thrives in isolation and begins to lose its power in connection
🤝 Why hearing “me too” can be deeply healing
💗 How group therapy offers a lived experience of acceptance many people have never known
✨ The transformational power of being met with love for parts of ourselves we haven’t yet learned to accept

🌱 For many, group therapy becomes a space where the lie of “I’m alone” is dismantled — and where healing begins through authentic, embodied connection.

🔎 If you’ve ever wondered whether group therapy is right for you, or why therapists often recommend it despite the fear, this conversation offers a compassionate and honest look at what makes groups so effective.

👉 Sign up for one of our 4 groups, launching in 2026: www.newgroundcounseling.com

💔 Can a marriage really heal after betrayal?

🌱 Can something new — and even more beautiful — begin when the old marriage has died? In this conversation, therapist Emily Parker speaks honestly and hope-filled about what she’s seen — both professionally and personally — in marriages impacted by betrayal and problematic sexual behavior.

🛠️ Emily shares why healing is possible, why it takes real and painful work, and how couples who choose to stay and engage the process often discover a depth of connection they never experienced before.

🎧 Listen to the full interview here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Muy...

✨ In this episode, we explore:
❤️‍🩹 Whether marriages can truly heal after betrayal
🌿 Why some couples experience greater intimacy after deep pain
🎭 What it means to let go of hiding, secrecy, and masks
🤝 How rebuilding trust creates a new kind of commitment
🔥 Why the “old marriage” may need to die for something deeper to form
💬 This is a conversation about grief, courage, and hope — and about the freedom that comes when partners can finally be fully known and fully present with one another.

📍 Learn more or work with our team:

👉 Register for our Heal from Betrayal Trauma Group (launching January 2026): https://new-ground-counseling-454519....

👉 New Ground Counseling website: www.newgroundcounseling.com

👍 If this conversation encouraged you, consider liking, subscribing, or sharing it with someone who may need hope today.

#MarriageHealing ❤️‍🩹 #BetrayalRecovery #CouplesTherapy #TraumaInformed #NewGroundCounseling

What happens when sexual secrets, pornography, or infidelity shatter trust—and why does it hurt so deeply? 💔

In this full conversation, therapist Emily Parker, LMHCA 🧠✨ shares how betrayal trauma impacts the mind, body, and spirit—and why shame and secrecy keep so many people stuck. Together, we explore how early exposure to sexuality shapes adult relationships, why this struggle is far more common than people think, and how healing is actually possible.

You’ll hear about:

✨ Why sexual shame thrives in silence
💔 What betrayal trauma really is (and why it feels so disorienting)
🧠 How trauma “hijacks” the nervous system
🤝 Why group therapy can be powerfully healing
📝 What therapeutic disclosure looks like for couples
❤️ How marriages can rebuild trust—and even become stronger

Chapters / Timestamps
0:00 Meet Emily Parker & her journey into therapy 👋
1:30 Why therapy is a sacred, vulnerable space 🕊️
2:30 Who she works with: betrayal trauma & sexual behavior 💔
3:55 Is this struggle rare? Why it’s more common than we think 📊
4:55 Hypersexual culture vs. silence & shame ⚖️
6:25 When no one teaches sexuality, porn becomes the teacher 📱
7:45 Early exposure, secrecy, and how shame gets wired 🧠
10:00 Men and women, trauma histories, and sexual harm
12:30 How therapy lifts shame and breaks isolation 🌱
15:30 Why group therapy is so powerful (even when it’s scary) 🤝
18:45 Being fully known and still loved ❤️
24:15 What betrayal trauma really is (attachment rupture) 💥
28:00 Why betrayed partners need care too
31:40 The stages of healing after betrayal 🛤️ 3
7:40 Couples work & therapeutic disclosure explained 📝
41:45 Can marriages heal—and even become stronger? ✨
48:05 Therapy as the first brave step forward

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💬 Join the conversation Have you walked through betrayal trauma? Share what part of the healing journey resonated with you. You're not alone — there is a path forward.

#betrayaltrauma #healingjourney #relationshiprecovery #traumarecovery

🎥 Why Couples Get Stuck & How Therapy Can Help | with Chris Chang Why do couples keep having the same fight over and over again—even when they love each other deeply?

🤍 In this thoughtful conversation, marriage and family therapist Chris Chang unpacks why couples get stuck in painful patterns and how therapy helps partners slow down, understand each other, and reconnect. We explore attachment, emotional safety, the stories we tell ourselves in relationships, and why conflict isn’t a sign of failure—but often a sign that both people care. 💬✨

Whether you’re feeling disconnected, misunderstood, or just curious about how couples therapy actually works, this conversation offers clarity, hope, and compassion.

🧠 In this conversation, you’ll learn:

• Why recurring conflict is usually about attachment, not the surface issue

• How emotional safety (or lack of it) shapes communication

• Why therapy focuses on understanding, not fixing or blaming

• How slowing down can transform conflict into connection

• When couples counseling might be a healthy next step—even if you’re not in crisis

⏱️ Chapters
0:00 – Who is Chris Chang & the work he does
1:00 – Why couples get stuck in repeating conflict cycles
3:00 – A systemic view of relationships (it’s not just one person)
4:25 – Why couples often come to therapy for “communication”
6:00 – Vulnerability, unmet needs, and emotional loneliness
7:45 – The stories we tell ourselves in marriage
10:05 – Slowing down conflict & creating emotional safety 12:45 – Family-of-origin patterns and shame
16:30 – How therapy helps couples truly see each other
19:30 – Why understanding matters more than agreeing
21:30 – Is couples therapy only for relationships in crisis?
23:45 – Therapy as intentional space & relational “maintenance”
26:00 – Why tension and conflict can actually lead to growth
27:50 – Why the therapy room feels safer than home
30:00 – What Chris loves most about couples counseling
32:05 – When couples should consider therapy

💡 Some of the healthiest marriages are built by couples willing to slow down, get curious, and seek support. If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or repeating the same painful cycles, couples therapy can help.

Learn more or schedule a consultation at www.newgroundcounseling.com

Listen to this interview with Child Therapist Jaimee Velotta as she answers: “What is Play Therapy?” and other common questions that parents ask, including:

3:17 "What exactly is Play Therapy?"
12:03 "How would a parent know when it’s time to get therapy?"
15:38 "How can parents describe Play Therapy to their child?"
17:47 "What are indicators parents might miss?"

👉 Interested in learning more or scheduling a session?
Visit our website: www.newgroundcounseling.com
Email us directly: help@newgroundcounseling.com

📍 About Child Therapy Clinic:We provide a safe, nurturing, and creative environment for children to explore their feelings, build resilience, and develop coping skills that last a lifetime.