How Does Trauma Affect Relationships? You can love each other and still feel like something keeps going wrong. Maybe you have had the same painful argument so many times that now even the beginning of it feels familiar. Maybe it is not an explosive conflict at all....
If you are about to start EMDR, or you have just begun and are wondering what to expect, here is the most important thing to know: not every EMDR session looks the same. Early sessions are usually focused on preparation, safety, and resourcing. The deeper trauma...
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...
