New Living Counseling

03/14/2026

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03/11/2026

By the way, our partner may be helpful in co-regulating our nervous system yet may be unable to do so at times (as in nobody is perfect), therefore learning self-regulation skills are of the essence, too.
May you regulate your emotions adaptively.
May you experience emotional maturity in any human relationship.
May you love and truly feel loved.
Namaste

03/09/2026

And the hidden belief shown in no. 3 below, "If I don't control this, I'll feel unsafe or unworthy," often happens unconsciously or below the level of conscious awareness. By now, psychology has clearly and unequivocally established that our unconscious mind DOES guide human behavior on a daily basis (quite often, actually), and with some effort what happens unconsciously can be made conscious so that it may be transformed/healed.
Namaste ❤️

03/05/2026

This post from an inner place of empathy and support and on behalf of my therapy clients with trauma-derived dissociative identity disorder (DID) and those who have lived experience and/or been diagnosed with DID. You are not broken: The DID helped you survive overwhelming experiences when no other help was available!
Namaste 🙌🤲

National Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Awareness Day 2026 as we explore the significance, history and prevention strategies for DID. Learn how awareness can make a difference.

03/04/2026

Perfectionism, as unattainable as it is, is not excellence; As Frank Anderson, M.D. clearly explains below perfectionism is learned protection. Perfectionism feels highly distressing, too. The solution is not to not care and become very imperfect (e.g., complete carelessness in doing tasks) which is an extreme that lies at the other side of the spectrum. Effective solutions to help shift and heal perfectionism lie elsewhere.
Namaste ❤️

02/28/2026

The "dirty" five in any relationship in which humans are involved whether it is romantic, friendship, group-level, among nations: you name it.

02/25/2026

Let's go back to dialectics as in dialectical behavior therapy for a moment, shall we; Again, dialectical thinking is one of the most evolved manifestations of human thought. Below you may find more examples of it, this time within the context of a romantic relationship. About the last one, I would have changed the word "hate" for "disliking" or "feeling irritated toward" your partner: To me hate is too much of a strong feeling yet at the same time I acknowledge that it occurs.
May people develop an ability to think dialectically.
May you love and feel loved.
Namaste ❤️

02/23/2026

Healthy boundaries are not walls: They’re most definitely not the same thing. For instance—if someone (in any relationship) has been a relative safe person for quite sole time yet you experience a first or rare episode(s) (not a pattern) of conflict/discomfort within the relationship or their imperfection (neither abuse nor infidelity) and you immediately cut them off forever to “protect your peace,” chances are that you’re building walls and lack distress tolerance and/or effective conflict resolution skills; inherent in these skills are communication skills. Relationship conflict does not have to be a "dirty" word, and facts of human relationships include that they are imperfect, yet can be healthy, and conflict in them is inevitable therefore require difficult conversations.
Building walls can leave people in a chronic state of loneliness, bitterness, and resentment—even hyper vigilance and paranoia—and may be a sign of unaddressed (thus unhealed) childhood trauma. Trauma no longer needs to be a life sentence: It can be healed.

02/21/2026

02/21/2026

May you be well.
I am an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Training supporting clinicians worldwide using EMDR therapy with confidence and clarity. I specialize in helping therapists navigate stuck processing, complex trauma, and readiness concerns using a grounded, practical AIP-informed approach. My consultation style is collaborative, practical, and non-shaming. I help therapists slow down, strengthen their conceptualization, and use EMDR with clarity rather than fear.
I believe consultation should increase your confidence—not your anxiety.
An EMDR therapy consultation group that I facilitate meets the fourth (4th) Friday of each month.
The group emphasizes:
✅ Strong case conceptualization grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model
✅ Assessing readiness and stabilizing without over-pathologizing
✅ Navigating blocked or incomplete processing
In addition, the group:
✅May address screening and assessment of dissociative disorders
✅Consultation hours may count toward EMDRIA EMDR Certification
📆Next Group Date: Friday February 27, 2026 (and ongoing the 4th Friday of each month)
⏳Group Duration: Ninety (90) minutes
⏱ Group Start Time: 12:00 PM U.S. EST (which is 11:00 AM CST, 10:00 AM MST, and 9:00 AM PST)
💲Group Fee: $40
🙋🏽‍♀️Group Size: Limited to Six (6) Participants
Individual and group consultation available virtually
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02/13/2026

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