How Does Childhood Trauma Affect Adults
Sometimes the world feels overwhelming. The news seems filled with stories of adults doing seemingly inexplicable things: mass shootings, child sexual abuse, or secret addictions. Then your circle of friends seems to increasingly become victims of disease – autoimmune disorders, cancer, and more. What’s going on? None of these disparate things starts in a vacuum. […]
Executive Functioning and ADHD
Guest post by Gayle M. Pape, LCSW Daily life can be both complicated and simple. We might design an architectural blueprint (complex) and get to work on time (simple). The mental skills – executive functioning skills – to do those tasks are typically used without any awareness. Those skills […]
Struggling in our fast-paced technology and social media-driven society? How to use CBT techniques to combat anxiety and depression from social media
Guest Post by Derek Moore, LPC, CADC YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok are where most of America’s youth and adults spend countless hours every week. As you scroll your social media, do you compare yourself to others, have FOMO (fear of missing out), or engage in doom-scrolling? You are not alone. What should […]
How to Heal Grief with EMDR and Somatic Therapy
Guest post by Marty Dennen LCPC, SEP Are you struggling with grief? Did you know that there are ways to heal grief with body-oriented therapies like EMDR and Somatic Experiencing? Before we get to the specifics of healing grief with EMDR and Somatic Therapy, let’s look at what grief is and at a roadmap for […]
What is Somatic Experiencing Therapy
Have you experienced a traumatic event? Some people seem to easily overcome the impact of such an event, while others struggle to cope and are overwhelmed by the same situation. Their brain gets rewired to maladaptive physical and mental responses, and the body gets stuck in a constant stress response. Somatic Experiencing therapy addresses […]