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Trauma Makes ‘Adulting’ Even Harder, but EMDR Therapy Can Help March 15, 2018 . 4 Comments
A popular phrase that I often hear adults say in therapy is “adulting is hard.” It’s common sentiment outside the therapy room as well. In fact, a slogan that can be found on T-shirts, ... Read More
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Honoring Our Armor: EMDR Therapy and the Ways We Cope with Pain January 24, 2018 . 3 Comments
Oh, the myriad ways we manage our pain. We can numb with food. We can keep ourselves busy as a means of avoidance. We can engage in addiction to substances. We can people-please and fail ... Read More
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EMDR Theory and Trauma: The Strange, the Familiar, and the Forgotten June 8, 2017 . 29 Comments
“Memory is not a recording of an ‘image’ or a ‘trace’ but part of the process of knowing and understanding.” —Rosenfield, 1992; p.18 There are polarizing beliefs when it comes ... Read More
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Snapshot of a Memory: EMDR in Practice September 14, 2016 . 9 Comments
Editor’s Note: This article contains description of childhood abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. “I have an image in my mind I can’t seem to get rid of,” I tell Dr. ... Read More
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Using EMDR to Find Your ‘Safe Place’ in Trauma Recovery August 15, 2016 . 5 Comments
Life can be stressful for anyone, but for people dealing with the negative effects of trauma on top of everyday life, elevated stress levels can be much more common. One course of treatment ... Read More
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Shootings, Attacks, and Disasters: How EMDR Therapy Can Help July 7, 2016 . 10 Comments
Each time a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or natural disaster occurs, it becomes increasingly important to raise awareness of counseling options to help in dealing with the emotional ... Read More
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My Life Without Sex: How Trauma Shaped My Beliefs June 1, 2016 . 4 Comments
I never had sex. Barely been kissed. I managed to avoid boys in high school by keeping my nose in a book and leaving school early. No one seemed to notice. Maybe that was because it was ... Read More
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Complex Trauma: Yes, EMDR Can Help, but It’s No Quick Fix April 25, 2016 . 13 Comments
Fourteen years ago, when I was first trained in EMDR therapy, there was less of an understanding of its benefits, as well as a lot of confusion about what eye movement desensitization and ... Read More
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Feeling-State Addiction Protocol for Gambling Addiction March 21, 2016 . 12 Comments
The feeling-state addiction protocol is a modified form of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, referred to as EMDR in mental health. EMDR is a trauma treatment modality recognized ... Read More
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Anxiety vs. Epilepsy September 29, 2015 . 5 Comments
A seizure is a sudden and unexpected loss of control accompanied by abnormal body movements or convulsions, a loss of consciousness, or both. Though epileptic seizures are caused by sudden, ... Read More
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What Do EMDR, Running, and Drumming Have in Common? September 1, 2015 . 27 Comments
Nope, this isn’t a strange riddle where someone is found in the desert in a scuba suit. The answer to the question posed above is actually pretty simple: brain integration. What is that? ... Read More
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Tug-of-War of Trauma Recovery: Our Inside and Outside Selves July 9, 2015 . 12 Comments
We may have experienced various traumatic experiences in childhood, whether it be abuse, neglect, abandonment, or ongoing misattunements from caregivers that impact our ability to feel ... Read More