Therapy for PTSD
Getting therapy for PTSD can provide tremendous relief for clients, particularly when the therapy consists of EMDR. The benefits and process of therapy can help you return to a state of balance and harmony.
What Is Adoption Trauma? And How Does It Affect a Person?
The emotional complexities of adoption are not always easy to untangle. Many adoptees are welcomed into safe, loving homes and feel supported by their adoptive families. However, even adoptees who are placed in ideal situations deal with adoption trauma.
What Is Complex PTSD And What are The Symptoms?
Complex PTSD is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that develops as a response to a specific type of trauma. Complex PTSD usually develops by experiencing prolonged trauma. The signs or symptoms of both Complex PTSD and PTSD will usually begin within three months after the trauma occurred. The signs and symptoms can last up to years if left untreated.
How to Stop Nightmares
Many people struggle to determine how to stop nightmares because sleep is precious and nightmares can be debilitating, impacting work, relationships and physical health. You wake up confused, scared or sad, and to top it off, it can be hard to fall back asleep afterwards. What causes these dreaded sleep interruptions? The causes can be…
Understanding PTSD Symptoms
The experience of having PTSD symptoms (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) can be overwhelming and frustrating for someone who has experienced a traumatic event. With PTSD, the feelings of anxiety and depression are compounded by being easily triggered into a panic state, having flashbacks and nightmares, and having intrusive thoughts about the event. There may even be…
Reconsidering Negative Self-Beliefs
The crazy thing about life (one of many) is that very few things are certainties, and very few things are all good or all bad, and yet we label ourselves, label others, judge situations and try to create order in doing so. This process often leads to detrimental negative self-beliefs that keep us stuck in…
Finding Meaning in Life
A burning question that plagues many people in today’s society, possibly more than ever before in history, is how one goes about finding meaning in life. The irony of this quest is that it is not in the act of pursuing meaning that one finds it. It is actually a byproduct of pursuing other goals….
Posttraumatic Growth: From Surviving to Thriving
The pursuit of happiness and thriving is deep-seated in each of us, yet can feel unattainable for some who are struggling to recover from trauma or complex trauma. There are inspiring stories of triumph and success that make the news every day, and other stories that reside in the quieter spaces, not as obvious to…
What to Look For in an EMDR Therapist
EMDR therapy is fast becoming a common therapy in which many therapists are trained. That said, not all clinicians are correctly using EMDR therapy, which can be ineffective, upsetting, or destabilizing for clients. This is unfortunate because there is so much healing potential that can come from good EMDR therapy, but it can be hard to…
Tips for Managing PTSD
PTSD, the acronym for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, can be an invasive and crippling disorder that is the unfortunate aftermath of trauma. The depression, re-intrusive thoughts, panic and anxiety can take a huge toll on quality of life. Although most people seek therapy for this disorder, they struggle with managing PTSD in between sessions. Here…
