Ingrid Clayton, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and writer based in Los Angeles. She’s the author of Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma and Recovering Spirituality: Achieving Emotional Sobriety in Your Spiritual Practice. Her upcoming book, Fawning, explores the often-overlooked trauma response beyond fight, flight, or freeze. A regular contributor to Psychology Today, her widely shared article “What is Self-Gaslighting?” has become essential reading for anyone navigating trauma and recovery.