If you have ever tried to explain something painful and felt your mind go blank, your body go numb, or your words disappear halfway through a sentence, that is not a sign that you are doing therapy wrong. Trauma is often hard to talk about for reasons that make...
Yes. Brainspotting is effective for PTSD, and the research behind it is growing in encouraging ways. It is a body-based trauma treatment that works differently from traditional talk therapy and somewhat differently from EMDR. If you are in Roseville, Fair Oaks, or the...
You spent years assuring yourself that when he quit drinking, life would be perfect. Peace would come after he set the bottle down. He managed to stay away from alcohol a few times in the past, but always relapsed. This time, you’re determined not to let that...
Trauma therapy has changed in important ways over the last two decades. If you are at the point where you already know you want help and are now trying to compare your options, that change matters. Many people have heard terms like EMDR, Brainspotting, Cognitive...
Yes — for many people, trauma therapy, couples therapy, and marriage counseling can happen at the same time, and often that is not only possible but genuinely helpful. They are not doing the same job. Individual trauma work addresses what one or both partners are...
