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Dr. Vassilia Binensztok | Trauma Therapist ✓ Verified

@dr.vassilia

Mental Health Influencers

I help you stop minimizing childhood trauma Bringing clarity to your unconscious patterns 🎙️ Host, The Hidden Story Founder, @junocounseling ⬇️ Start

100.0KFollowers
375Following
1.2KPosts
0.2%Engagement Estimated

Creator summary

Mental health creator focused on helping audiences understand and recover from childhood trauma, including unconscious patterns and the peacekeeper pattern. Also hosts The Hidden Story and promotes Juno Counseling.

Mental health educator, podcast host, and counseling founder

Content formats

Image
41.7%
Carousel
29.2%
Video
29.2%

Based on 24 posts

Niche & topics

Mental Health Influencers

Childhood Trauma RecoveryUnconscious PatternsPeacekeeper PatternHealing EducationMental Health Podcasting
Peacekeeper patternChildhood trauma recoveryProfessional recognitionHealingChildhood trauma

Known for

  • Explaining childhood trauma and recovery
  • Addressing the peacekeeper pattern
  • Bringing clarity to unconscious patterns
  • Hosting The Hidden Story
  • Founding Juno Counseling

Profile details

Account typeBusiness
VisibilityPublic
CountryUnited States
JoinedJune 2017
Links https://linktr.ee/dr.vassilia

Content style

EducationalExplanatoryImage ledPromotionalOccasionally personal and opinion based

Contact & business

Public emailNot supplied
Contact methodNot supplied

Content Intent

Education
54.2%
Other
12.5%
Promotion
12.5%
Opinion
8.3%
Entertainment
4.2%
Event or travel
4.2%
Personal story
4.2%

Frequently Mentioned

MSN Media outlet 1 posts
Nicole Zapoli Athlete and coach 1 posts
Anicka Newell Olympic pole vaulter 1 posts
The Hidden Story Podcast 1 posts
Jonathan Musick Podcast guest 1 posts
Therapy Jeff Online personality 1 posts

Community Reaction

These insights are based on a sample of publicly visible comments and may not represent the creator's complete audience.

Among 12 sampled comments across 3 recent posts, reactions were predominantly positive (75%), with admiration, support, and motivation-focused personal reactions recurring. Sadness and discussion around the “invisible child” topic also appeared, while 25% of sampled comments were negative. The creator liked 5 comments; no creator replies were observed, though reply data was incomplete. Because the sample was recent and non-representative, it may not reflect the broader community’s views.

  • Admiration and support
  • Motivation-focused personal reactions
  • Sadness related to the “invisible child” topic
  • Some negative reactions
Positive
Dominant Sentiment
12
Comments Analysed
3
Posts Sampled

Sentiment

Mixed
0%
Negative
25%
Neutral
0%
Positive
75%
Unclear
0%

Dominant Emotions

AdmirationSupportSadness

Common Intents

Personal reactionPraiseDiscussion

Recurring Topics

MotivationInvisible child

Creator Interaction

Likely to interact41.7%
Like rate41.7%
Reply threads observed0

Engagement Metrics

0.20%
Median Engagement
1.5
Posts / Week
Image
Dominant Format

Engagement Detail

Average likes544.96
Median likes202
Average comments16.09
Median comments5
Sample size23 posts

Recent Posts (24)

dr.vassilia Instagram post about Invisible child pattern
Invisible child pattern
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Likes: 101 Comments: 4
The invisible child learns that the safest way to exist is to take up as little space as possible. They become quiet. They stop asking for
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Taking action
Taking action
Video
Likes: 1.5K Comments: 9 Plays: 39.3K
When you're feeling stuck, you don't need a perfect plan. You just need the courage to take the next step. Momentum isn't built through gian
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Peacekeeper pattern
Peacekeeper pattern
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Likes: 67 Comments: 3
If you’ve ever wondered why setting boundaries feels so hard, it may have less to do with willpower and more to do with what once kept you s
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Emotional invalidation
Emotional invalidation
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Likes: 796 Comments: 5
When a child’s emotions are met with overwhelm, guilt, criticism, or competition, they begin asking themselves questions no child should hav
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Peacekeeper pattern
Peacekeeper pattern
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Likes: 348 Comments: 5
If expressing your needs in your family meant risking rejection, conflict, punishment, or emotional withdrawal, your nervous system likely l
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Peacekeeper pattern
Peacekeeper pattern
Album
Likes: 65 Comments: 1
Many children grow up in homes where conflict feels dangerous, emotions feel overwhelming, or the adults around them can’t provide the safet
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Peacekeeper pattern
Peacekeeper pattern
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Likes: 119 Comments: 3
The Peacekeeper learned early that keeping the peace felt safer than telling the truth. So they became the child who didn’t ask for much. T
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Nervous system regulation
Nervous system regulation
Video
Likes: 396 Comments: 11 Plays: 28.3K
Everyone talks about “calming down” before big moments. But what if the goal isn’t to get rid of the nerves… it’s to stop being afraid of th
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Emotional boundaries
Emotional boundaries
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Likes: 202 Comments: 0
You can’t regret the love, effort, or kindness that came from who you truly are. What hurts is realizing it wasn’t valued, protected, or ret
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Trauma validation
Trauma validation
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Likes: 142 Comments: 5
Sometimes the hardest stories to tell are the ones you survived by minimizing. You call yourself dramatic. Too sensitive. Ungrateful. “A fr
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Patience and uncertainty
Patience and uncertainty
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Likes: 102 Comments: 4
Patience can feel unsafe when your nervous system learned that uncertainty meant danger. For many child trauma survivors, waiting can activ
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Unspecified question
Unspecified question
Video
Likes: 29 Comments: 4 Plays: 2.2K
No easy answer to this question
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Grief
Grief
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Likes: 119 Comments: 1
Grief is complicated and it’s normal for it to look messy and layered.
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day
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Likes: 1.1K Comments: 42
In advance of Mother’s Day
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Grief and purpose
Grief and purpose
Video
Likes: 150 Comments: 14 Plays: 11.7K
Some pain doesn’t make people quit… it makes them wake up. After losing his mother, father, and brother, Jonathan Musick made a decision: l
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Unspecified video
Unspecified video
Video
Likes: 27 Comments: 0 Plays: 1.5K
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Emotional discernment
Emotional discernment
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Likes: 228 Comments: 6
Sometimes healing looks less like becoming someone new… and more like learning the difference between things that once felt the same. Helpi
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Anxiety patterns
Anxiety patterns
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Likes: 150 Comments: 4
Sometimes the habits that feel like protection are the ones quietly hurting us most. Overthinking. Mind-reading. Needing reassurance. Tryin
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Audience engagement
Audience engagement
Album
Likes: 356 Comments: 42
Which ones did I miss?
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Therapy Jeff discussion
Therapy Jeff discussion
Video
Likes: 343 Comments: 57 Plays: 21.3K
Ugh my comments on #therapyjeff
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Relational acceptance
Relational acceptance
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Likes: 202 Comments: 1
Whether it’s family, a romantic relationship, or a friend, you can spend years trying to explain your pain to someone committed to misunders
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Childhood trauma recovery
Childhood trauma recovery
Video
Likes: 713 Comments: 95 Plays: 15.8K
There is hope after childhood trauma. I want you to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel #fyp
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Professional recognition
Professional recognition
Album
Comments: 11
Proud to be named the 2025 Trauma & Anxiety Expert on MSN’s list of Women Breaking Barriers and Setting New Standards. For me, this isn’t ju
dr.vassilia Instagram post about Boundary setting
Boundary setting
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Likes: 5.3K Comments: 54
My most popular post of 2021. This post was a roller coaster. It became really popular but that also led to many people copying it without c

Analysis based on 24 available posts.
Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026