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The Center for Empowerment and Resilience LLC

EMDR Certified Therapy Services in Frederick, MD

02/20/2026

In today’s culture, exhaustion is treated like a badge of honor. But constant busyness doesn’t make you disciplined, it makes you depleted.

Rest is how your nervous system resets.

Rest is how your brain integrates what you’ve learned.

Rest is how your body repairs.

Don’t feel guilty for slowing down, you don’t need to earn rest by burning out first. Growth involves two things: work and rest. You are not falling behind; you are simply refueling.

02/18/2026

Intrusive thoughts are a misunderstood part of OCD and can be very distressing. They often go against who you are and what you value.

These thoughts are due to the brain feeling stuck in “threat mode”. OCD latches onto something you care about most, which could be your safety, your morals, your relationships, etc. The brain produces lots of random thoughts throughout the day, which most people shrug off, but OCD intensifies these thoughts.

Healing doesn’t come from proving the thought wrong, but it comes from changing your relationship to the thought and responding with less fear and less urgency. As you change your response, the thought stops controlling you and your brain learns this is not a threat.

This takes practice and patience, but it does work. These thoughts might still come up, but the difference will be that you no longer panic when they do come up.

02/16/2026

In this video, Chris explains more about how Brainspotting works and what it would look like in a session. If you’d like to hear more, feel free to reach out for a free consultation!

02/13/2026

Taking care of yourself isn’t just for when things fall apart, it’s for maintenance, growth and staying well. Getting support early is a sign of strength.

You are allowed to seek support for clarity, not just for survival. By learning how to take care of yourself, you can work to prevent burnout, anxiety and overwhelm.

By getting support early, you are showing wisdom, not weakness. You are choosing prevention over being in survival mode.

02/12/2026

Join us as we officially celebrate our ribbon cutting in Buckeystown, our hope at The Center for Empowerment and Resilience LLC is to create a space where individuals feel safe bringing anxiety and trauma into the light so true healing can begin. We are committed to strengthening the mental health of our community on a greater scale and helping people move from surviving to thriving.

Feeling incredibly grateful to the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce for their support and warm welcome into this amazing community.

Thank you to everyone who has supported this vision. We’re just getting started, and we would love to celebrate with you on February 18th at 10am! Find the information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/877305781877504/

02/11/2026

While EMDR is powerful for PTSD, you don’t need one single trauma for your nervous system to feel overwhelmed. EMDR helps the brain reprocess any experience where you might feel stuck.

This can mean relief from: chronic anxiety, panic attacks, negative thinking, performance blocks, grief and intense fears. Repeated stress or long-term pressure can wire the brain into survival mode also.

EMDR is about freeing your present from the patterns that no longer serve you. Regulation can be learned, and your brain can move forward with the right support.

02/10/2026

Have you heard of Brainspotting? Brainspotting works by letting the brain do what it already knows how to do. Our counselor, Chris Burgenson, explains what it is and how it works. If you are interested or have questions about Brainspotting, feel free to reach out to our office to schedule a free 15-minute consultation with Chris!

02/06/2026

Healing doesn’t mean you will never be triggered. It means you will begin to recognize what’s happening sooner.

You recover faster.

You don’t abandon yourself in the process.

Triggers will always be there; they are reminders of where you learned to protect yourself. But as you progress, you begin to respond with awareness, boundaries and self-compassion.

Healing is about becoming more regulated and resilient when life brings up old wounds.

02/04/2026

Some trauma responses don’t show up in a dramatic way. They can look like a common personality trait.

These aren’t flaws, but they are learned ways of protection. They were formed in environments that felt unsafe and your needs weren’t reliably met.

As you heal, it’s not about forcing yourself to be different. It’s about noticing when these survival strategies are still prevalent and gently teaching yourself that safety can exist without them.

02/03/2026

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD) can be a misunderstood mental health condition. It’s often thought of as only being about cleanliness or organization, but it’s actually about fear and uncertainty.

At the core, it is about intrusive thoughts that create intense anxiety and can develop compulsions as an attempt to relieve that distress. These are done to prevent something bad from happening.

These compulsions are survival strategies which often provide short term relief. The goal of treatment is to build your tolerance for uncertainty and help your nervous system learn that your fear doesn’t require immediate action.

If this resonates with you, having support matters. Feel free to reach out to our office and schedule a free 15-minute consultation with our new counselor Christian who has experience working with OCD.

01/30/2026

Often people come to therapy believing something is wrong with them. But your symptoms don’t appear out of nowhere. They are adaptations.

When you can slow down and look at your story, you’ll notice that your symptoms aren’t random. They start to make sense.

But the good part is that with understanding comes moving forward. You can finally give some context to your feelings. As you learn why you respond in certain ways, you can begin to learn new ways of responding.

Your symptoms are communication, not failure. When they are met with compassion, instead of criticism, this is where real change is possible.

01/28/2026

Trauma is defined by how your nervous system experiences a situation. Two people can live through the same even but walk away with different impacts. This can be a single even or it can be something chronic, subtle and repeated over time.

Trauma is often stored as a pattern, patterns of tension, hypervigilance or self-protection. You might feel like you are living on edge, reacting bigger and having trouble resting.

Healing isn’t about erasing the past, but it’s about helping your nervous system learn that you are no longer in danger. Start with small subtle signals of safety for your nervous system. Progress can look quieter than people expect, moving with less urgency, taking rests, pausing before reacting. Over time, those small shifts will add up to something steady.

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1 West Church Street
Frederick, MD
21701

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://www.cercounseling.com/

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