• What is EMDR?

    What is EMDR? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

    What is EMDR - What is EMDR? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a psychotherapy approach that was developed by Francine Shapiro in the late 1980s to help individuals who have experienced trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). EMDR is recognized as an effective treatment for trauma and has been widely used in clinical practice.

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  • What is Brainspotting? How Brainspotting Therapy Treats Unresolved Trauma

    What is Brainspotting? How Brainspotting Therapy Treats Unresolved Trauma

    What is Brainspotting? How Brainspotting Therapy Treats Unresolved Trauma - Brainspotting therapy is a relatively new and innovative therapeutic approach that was developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003. It is a specialized form of psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and processing unresolved trauma, emotional pain, and distressing memories that may be stored in the brain and body. The central concept behind brainspotting is the idea that where a person's eyes gaze can access and…

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  • SSP Review – Safe and Sound Protocol Experience – 2 Weeks After Treatment

    SSP Review - Safe and Sound Protocol Experience - 2 Weeks After Treatment

    SSP Review - Safe and Sound Protocol Experience - 2 Weeks After Treatment I went through the Safe and Sound Protocol Therapy from January 4th through 8th of 2023. Prior to the holidays in 2022, I hit a low in life that I had never experienced before. My husband and I agreed I should find a therapist to talk to ASAP to see what was up. I have been to therapy several times in the…

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  • Repeating The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Therapy

    Repeating The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Therapy

    Repeating The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Therapy - The Safe and Sound Protocol is an evidence-based therapeutic tool designed to reset the nervous system and return it to safety. Designed to work with other therapeutic approaches and modalities, the SSP features specially filtered music that stimulates the vagus nerve.  Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, founder of the Polyvagal Theory, the Safe and Sound Protocol is a non-invasive acoustic vagus nerve stimulator that helps individuals…

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  • 6 Ways to Heal Trauma without Medication

    Healing from Trauma without Medication

    6 Ways to Heal Trauma without Medication - Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. His major publication, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, talks about how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past…

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