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How Childhood Trauma can Contribute to Depression

Guest blog by Karen Kuhlman, LSW, CADC Have you wondered how childhood trauma can contribute to depression? The mental health community has widespread agreement that there is a correlation between the experience of childhood trauma and the development of depression in adulthood. I’ll explore the how in this article. But first, what exactly is childhood […]

Substance Abuse and Families

Guest blog by Rebecca Muir Most information out there about substance use disorder (SUD) usually focuses on the substance abuser and their intimate partner(s). However, SUD is a problem that the entire family must navigate, including children. So the topic of substance abuse and families is an important one. In his book Substance Abuse and […]

Can EMDR be Used for Grief?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a modality originally designed to treat trauma, particularly PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder). It has since been found helpful in treating other conditions, with specific EMDR protocols now developed for addiction, eating disorders, chronic pain, and more. But what about grief? Can EMDR be used for grief? Before we […]

What is SE Touch?

Somatic Experience Touch Table

If you’re a client at Life Care Wellness you may have noticed the presence of what appear to be massage tables in some of the therapy offices. Are we offering massage now? No, afraid not. So what are the tables for then? Touch can be one aspect of Somatic Experiencing (SE), a type of therapy […]

Anxiety and Relationships

image from https://www.verywellmind.com/why-relationships-fail-5206956   Guest blog by Aaron Johnson, LCPC Ever wondered about the interaction of anxiety and relationships? According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 1 in 5 American adults report having had an anxiety disorder in the past year, and almost a third of Americans will have an anxiety disorder in their […]