Ben Gerrard, LSCSW, Trauma and Neurological Therapist

05/09/2023

This is why trauma treatments are so effective in treating mental health.

New evidence helps explain the link between childhood trauma and adult depression and anxiety.

08/11/2022

Mental health days can be restorative!

More than half of people in the U.S. don’t use all of their paid time off. That statistic is especially alarming when you consider that the U.S. workforce

11/12/2021

This is why we use deep brain and body style therapies like Brainspotting.

10/16/2020

A great conversation on the nature and value of emotions, even difficult ones, and releasing stress to avoid burnout.

‎Show Unlocking Us with Brené Brown, Ep Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle - 2020年10月14日

10/14/2020

This could be very beneficial as we continue to provide teletherapy through Covid and beyond.

There are several reasons why counselors need the ability to get a national license, not one that ends at the state border. 1) Mental health needs are going to skyrocket in the aftermath of the pandemic. Creating an agile, responsive, national force of mental health workers that can respond to menta...

03/16/2020

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biofeedback-and-mindfulness-in-everyday-life/202003/5-steps-living-uncertainty-during

A guide for responding to anxiety and lack of control.

03/12/2020

Teletherapy now available for Kansas clients.

03/08/2020

I’m doing a great online training in complex PTSD through UDEMY and came across this slide quoting Judy Herman that encapsulates a lot of what happens in childhood developmentental disorder or complex PTSD, which differs so much from regular PTSD. I have so much compassion for my heroic clients who come in to continue healing from this, as it can be a long and painful journey but one in which we find connection with their core selves, one session at a time.

01/26/2020

Another example of how PTSD can be caused by previously underestimated trauma which, when recognized, can be treated.

Ectopic pregnancy and early miscarriage can trigger lasting PTSD in one in six women. A month after pregnancy loss, 29% of women reported PTSD symptoms. 24% of women suffered moderate to severe anxiety, and 11% of women reported moderate to severe depression. Following up after nine months, 18% repo...

11/03/2019

Brainspotting can be helpful with ADHD so seeing if this diagnosis is a fit for you can be important.

ADHD is not a one-size-fits-all diagnosis, and no one knows that better than Dr. Daniel G. Amen. Amen, a psychiatrist

09/22/2019

https://www.wuwm.com/post/brainspotting-body-based-treatment-ptsd /0

People who have endured childhood abuse or battlefield conditions often suffer from PTSD. And they often find it difficult to set the trauma aside — even