By encouraging open conversation and therapeutic exploration, MindShift Psychological Services aims to demystify anendophasia, reduce stigma, and help adults better understand their inner cognitive world through online psychotherapy

Corona, CA, 16th June 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, For many people, thoughts take shape in the form of an internal voice, a steady, familiar dialogue that narrates daily experiences, rehearses conversations, or reflects on decisions. But for others, this inner monologue is absent. Instead, thoughts may come as abstract concepts, visuals, or sensations with no accompanying verbal language. This phenomenon, known as anendophasia, remains largely unknown outside academic and clinical circles, yet it can have a profound impact on how individuals experience identity, process emotion, and engage in therapy.

MindShift Psychological Services, a psychotherapy practice serving adults across California via telehealth, is working to raise awareness about anendophasia and the broader spectrum of inner voice diversity. In doing so, the practice hopes to validate the experiences of those who have long questioned why their thinking style doesn’t match the norm, and to offer clinical support for individuals struggling to express or regulate internal dialogue.

Unlike aphantasia, which refers to the inability to visualize mental imagery, anendophasia is the absence of an internal verbal stream. While not classified as a disorder, it represents a cognitive variation that can influence memory retention, emotional awareness, decision-making, and social communication. For those with anendophasia, it’s not that they lack thoughts; it’s that their thoughts don’t translate into words inside the mind. Many only discover this difference when prompted by questions like, “Do you hear your own voice when you think?”

The lack of general understanding around anendophasia can leave individuals feeling confused, isolated, or even defective. Because popular culture and clinical language often assume the presence of inner speech, those who lack it may struggle to relate to common therapeutic exercises that rely on verbal reflection, self-talk, or imagined dialogue. According to MindShift’s therapists, recognizing this cognitive difference can be a turning point in making therapy more effective and personalized.

“Many clients with anendophasia report feeling out of place in traditional therapy environments,” said a licensed therapist at MindShift Psychological Services. “Once they realize there’s nothing wrong with how their mind works, they’re able to approach therapy with more confidence, clarity, and self-compassion.”

The practice encourages a flexible approach to therapy that accommodates different cognitive styles. For example, instead of relying on verbal journaling or spoken affirmations, therapists may introduce visual mapping tools, metaphor-based frameworks, somatic awareness techniques, or narrative reconstruction that bypasses the need for inner speech. These alternative methods can help clients with anendophasia express themselves more authentically, engage with emotional content more comfortably, and achieve the same therapeutic goals through different means.

MindShift Psychological Services also notes that anendophasia often goes hand in hand with strengths in other cognitive areas, such as spatial reasoning, conceptual problem-solving, and rapid information synthesis. Recognizing these strengths helps clients move away from self-judgment and toward a more empowered understanding of their minds. It also allows therapists to help clients structure coping strategies and reflection exercises that match how their brains naturally operate.

The practice also emphasizes that anendophasia exists on a spectrum. Some people may have intermittent inner speech or only experience it in certain contexts. Others may have never developed it at all. Just like learning styles or emotional processing differences, this cognitive variation deserves recognition without judgment.

MindShift Psychological Services continues to refine its online therapy approach. Their therapists undergo ongoing training to stay attuned to emerging research on neurodiversity and the nuances of cognitive experience. This includes integrating neuroscience-informed practices with relational therapy, ensuring that all clients (regardless of how their minds function) receive care that is empathetic, personalized, and evidence-based.

In an era when many adults feel disconnected from their internal world or unsure how to interpret their cognitive experiences, MindShift Psychological Services is working to open the door to curiosity rather than pathologizing. For clients who feel like they think differently, that door can be the beginning of meaningful healing.

About MindShift Psychological Services

MindShift Psychological Services is a psychotherapy practice offering online therapy exclusively for adults. With licensed therapists available via secure telehealth sessions, MindShift supports individuals facing anxiety, emotional dysregulation, relationship challenges, and cognitive processing differences. The practice is based in Riverside and Corona, with services available statewide.

Contact Details

Website: https://www.mindshiftwellnesscenter.com/ 

Address 1: 11731 Sterling Ave, Ste. B, Riverside, California 92503 (Telehealth services available California-wide)

Address 2: 1101 California Avenue, Ste 100, Corona, California 92881 (Telehealth services available California-wide)

Phone: (714) 584-9700

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