READY FOR BETTER
LILY DAWSON THERAPY
How long have you been at this emotional crossroads?
what are you letting yourself get away with?
your conscience is telling you that you can do better.
waiting for a new world to be ushered in. for new fires to be lit for you.
it’s time to find a better way.
tasks seem impossible. the mountain seems unmovable.
this is no way to live.
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STEP ONE.
You’re sick of fooling yourself. Something has surfaced, it’s uncomfortable and you know that you don’t want to follow the Western model of just figuring out tactics to “get rid of” symptoms when they show up so you can get back to normal.
Three steps to better
STEP TWO.
In your first therapy session we aren’t interested in taking your symptoms away from you, we figure out how to integrate the difficult emotion and express yourself fully as this new feeling.
STEP THREE.
When you find more comfort with this emotion, you figure out that you don’t need to be “normal”, you have now expressed a very real part of you that you didn’t know how to before. You feel better knowing that whenever something hard comes up again, you can handle it as opposed to just working around it until it festers into something larger.
From Past Clients
“I’m so grateful for the safe space that Lily Dawson curated to help my healing and encourage my growth through therapy. Lily has a gift of being able to empathetically connect with people and feel with them, to help them move through their challenges.”
“My investment in therapy with Lily was one that truly empowered me to show up in life with more authenticity, and the ability to better feel my full range of feelings so I could work through sadness to feel joy.”
— Former Client
“After many disappointed attempts with meditation, Lily's instruction was a game changer not only in my practice, but in my life. I developed a new relationship with my thoughts. Lily's warmth and realness make meditation approachable for first time meditators, frustrated meditators, and meditators returning to the practice.”
— Former Client and Meditation Student— Former ClientSEE THE WEATHER, DON’T BE THE WEATHER
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lily dawson
M.S., LMFT,RYT-200
Hi, I’m Lily. I’m an astrologer, Buddhist meditation teacher, former yoga teacher, and EEG neurofeedback practitioner. Before becoming a therapist, I went to fashion school and spent 13 years as an artist. I’ve been divorced twice, and those experiences (along with my deep love for love itself) shape how I sit with people in heartbreak and change.
This past year, I lived at Ram Dass’s house in Maui, serving their nonprofit in whatever way was needed. I travel often and have spent countless hours on retreat, always attuning to my spiritual callings and refining how I show up for others.
Here’s the truth: I follow my instincts, I take risks, and I keep moving toward what feels alive. But it wasn’t always this way—I know what it’s like to ignore inner wisdom and feel stuck.
That’s why I do this work: to help people step into the second half of life, the part that belongs fully to them. I share what has worked for me, and I care deeply about supporting you as you grow. Those inner callings? They’re yours. I’m just here to help you remove the obstacles that keep you from honoring them.
“The problem is that the desire to change is fundamentally a form of aggression toward yourself.”
Pema Chodron
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When Love Feels Like Trauma Bonding
Many people come into therapy confused about their relationships.
They aren’t asking whether something is “toxic.”
They’re asking something quieter and more painful:
Why does this feel so intense — and why does it hurt so much?
They describe chemistry that feels immediate and consuming. A sense of recognition. A pull that feels impossible to resist. And yet, the relationship itself is unstable, anxiety-producing, and often emotionally unsafe.
What they’re describing is not intimacy.
It’s trauma bonding.
•Eating/body issues
•Low self-confidence
•Self-doubt
•Numbing behaviors
•Racing thoughts
•Stress
•Anxiety
•Judgment
SPECIALTIES
•Fear
•Resentment
•Dissatisfaction
•Spiritual exploration
•Life transitions
•Hopelessness
•Self-criticism
•Perfectionism
•Mood swings