Have you ever felt your internal state merging with a client?
Have you noticed being unnervingly frozen as they shut down?
Agitated in the face of their anger?
Despondent alongside their insurmountable sadness?
How to Navigate the Waters of Interpersonal Neurobiology in Trauma Therapy
My consultee Pat...
Why Get Trained in EMDR Therapy?
EMDR training empowers therapists to significantly enhance their effectiveness in addressing a broad spectrum of clinical issues with diverse populations in various contexts and with greater proficiency.
Not only is EMDR therapy accessible to clients seeking assistance...
Embarking on the journey to become an EMDR therapist certified by EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association) is a transformative and rewarding endeavor. Therapists and clinicians seeking to specialize in EMDR therapy often wonder about the intricacies of the...
I’m a Mental Health Clinician - Am I Eligible for EMDR Certification?
Mental health clinicians who are fully licensed to engage in private, independent practice and have completed an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training in its entirety, are eligible to apply for the EMDR Certification credential. EMD...
Understanding The Basics of EMDR Training
At every level of training—from the EMDR Basic Training to the EMDR Master level—The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy (The Center) offers a comprehensive approach to transformational healing—integrating interpersonal neurobiology, somatic processes...
It’s hard to reconcile when the holiday season which is supposed to be festive, joyous and a special time for gathering with loved ones, is actually more complex, demanding, and stressful. It’s also hard to admit that it’s not only “not wonderful,” it’s also challenging when we are gathering with...
How do we want to show up for our clients as we journey with them, nervous system to nervous system, heart to heart?
What can we let go of and what can we embrace to make that possible?
That clench in the jaw, the flip in the stomach, the...
We all know how it feels when someone you love dies suddenly or in an unexpected way. There is numbness and overwhelm. And then the mind struggles to make sense of the loss. It wrestles with the frailty of life in the face of disease and accidents. It brings up memories and images of the loved one...
A client, whom we will call Doris, was 50 when she first came to see me. She brought with her a long list of ongoing issues—chronic dissatisfaction, simmering anger, ruptured relationships, sexual dysfunction, depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.
Doris first presented as confident. She had a...
Clients who are easily triggered into a state of hyper-vigilance, may tell you they’d prefer to respond from a place of calm. Completely understandable! But making “calmness” the desired outcome after processing can be equally problematic.
In this quick, compelling video, Deany Laliotis shares a...
Grief is not unhealthy…It is the normal response
to an abnormal event. Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS.
Grief is a universal human experience. Each griever’s experience, however, is unique. There is no prescription for how or how long a person should grieve. And without a blueprint to help guide grievers...
Resourcing can be invaluable when a client needs support for navigating an anticipated challenge—such as a life crisis or the demands of reprocessing. It can be any quality or attribute that offers a client the support they need to approach, such as confidence, calmness, equanimity to name a few.
As...