Coming to Therapy to Treat My… Trauma?
As a trauma specialist, I’ve worked with clients with many types of trauma. Some clients can name the traumas they have experienced that are bringing them to therapy: a car accident, a physical assault, combat, or particular episodes of childhood abuse. However, many other clients cannot name their traumas. Rather they come to therapy with […]
How Trauma Can Impact Relationships
Guest blog by Courtney Rolla MA, LCPC, SEP It is likely that at some point in your life you will experience a trauma – an event or circumstance that results in physical, emotional and/or life-threatening harm. Trauma impacts your entire being, including your brain, emotions, and body, specifically your nervous system. When experiencing trauma(s), […]
How PTSD can be Treated by Rapid Resolution Therapy and Yoga
Guest post by Marina Lisjonok, MSW, E-CYT, RRT You probably have heard of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), a psychiatric condition that can result from an experience with traumatic events. Symptoms of the disorder may include flashbacks, panic, anxiety, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, agitation, sleep disturbances, and more. What you may not have heard of, though, […]
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 […]
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 […]