My Work in the World

Since childhood, I’ve been drawn to creating spaces where people feel seen, heard, valued, and safe to be who they really are. That calling has taken me around the world — from the U.S. to Australia and back again — and into nearly every corner of the mental health field:

Psych hospitals
Rehabs, PHPs, IOPs, and outpatient centers
Alternative high schools, wilderness programs, sober homes
In-home counseling and nonprofit leadership

I’ve founded and directed several organizations, helped build others from the ground up, and always stayed rooted in one thing: people first.

Ready to help other Systems heal and THRIVE, I founded THRIVE! Mental Health— a private therapy practice based in New Jersey that supports clients in New Jersey, New York, and Arizona.

I work with children, teens, adults, and older adults — offering individual therapy, groups, and creative modalities that meet people where they are.

My specialty? Working with systems who live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and OSDD.
Together, we explore who’s who inside, learn how each part is trying to protect, connect, or survive, and gently build internal communication rooted in curiosity and compassion.

Groups I Facilitate:

• DID/OSDD Support Group
• Creative Expression Therapy Group
• Chronic Pain Support Group
• Chronic Illness/Disability Support Group
• Sand Tray Therapy Group
• MHP Support Group
• [And more coming soon…]

Why I Do This

Because I know what it’s like to be on both sides of the therapy room.
Because systems deserve to be supported, not pathologized.
Because healing happens when we’re held — not fixed.

Whether you’re here as a client, a colleague, a fellow traveler, or just curious — I’m so glad you found your way to THRIVE!
Here, we see you. All of you.— Frayde

Inclusive, Evidence-Based Healing for Systems, LGBTQIAPD+ Folks & Complex Trauma Survivors

Real tools. Deep attunement. No one-size-fits-all.

At THRIVE! Mental Health, our approach is trauma-informed, intersectional, and radically client-centered. We honor the whole you—your identities, your parts, your story—with healing that is smart, safe, and tailored to your nervous system.

Whether you’re a polyfragmented system, queer, neurodivergent, or someone who’s lived through complex trauma—you belong here. And so do all your parts.

Laying the Groundwork: Safety First

We begin by creating a space where your system can breathe.
Together, we build trust with grounding skills, nervous system regulation, and practical stability—so every part of you feels safe enough to show up.

Evidence-Based Skills for Real Life

We blend CBT, DBT, ACT, and Positive Psychology to help untangle the stories in your head from the reality you’re living.
You’ll learn concrete tools to navigate everyday triggers, big emotions, and self-sabotaging patterns—without judgment or pressure.

Mindfulness & Somatic Support

Trauma lives in the body.
We use body-based and sensory-aware techniques to reconnect you to your breath, your body, and your now.
Whether you dissociate, shut down, or get stuck in hyperdrive—we help your nervous system come home to itself.

Creative Healing: Because Words Aren’t Always Enough

Art, music, journaling, collage—we use expressive tools that give voice to the parts that don’t (or won’t) talk.
Creative work invites gentle breakthroughs, deep reflection, and even joy along the way.

Trauma-Focused Techniques That Actually Work

Sand Tray & Sand Play Therapy
A powerful, low-verbal modality where you explore themes, relationships, and inner parts through miniature figures in sand. It’s soulful, symbolic, and surprisingly freeing.

Flash Technique
A cutting-edge trauma tool that reduces distress around traumatic memories—without diving into painful details or re-experiencing the trauma. It’s fast, safe, and grounded in neuroscience.

Affirming Support for LGBTQIAPD+ Clients

Your identities matter. They’re not “side notes.”
We celebrate your queerness, gender journey, neurodivergence, and everything in between. This work is anti-shame, anti-oppression, and full of respect.

Specialized Support for DID & OSDD Systems

For systems, healing is relational and internal.
We work to build internal communication, reduce conflict between parts, and create safety from the inside out.
No forced integration. No pathologizing your parts. Just real support, at your pace, with deep compassion for every layer of your story.

This Work Is Heart Work

With advanced training in:

• Somatic Intervention
• The Flash Technique
• DBT Skills Training
• Sand Tray & Sand Play Therapy
• Certified Trauma Professional

I blend clinical training with the kind of empathy only lived experience can bring.

At THRIVE!, we don’t believe in “fixing” people.
We believe in healing alongside people—with curiosity, care, and the occasional glitter pen.

Let’s make therapy bold, tender, creative, and real.

Let’s THRIVE!—together. 💫