Dr. Pria Alpern

10/31/2025

Starting November 1, millions of Americans will not receive their usual SNAP (food-stamp) benefits because of the federal shutdown. If you’re affected, know this isn’t your fault and resources are still available. If you’re not, this is your moment to act: donate, volunteer, spread accurate info, and call your reps.

✨Find your local food bank: feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
✨Dial 2-1-1 for local assistance.
✨Repost to spread awareness.

10/28/2025

How did you know that EMDR was working for you?

10/15/2025

Therapists deserve community, too.
The MCTS Membership is designed to help you stay connected, inspired, and supported in your trauma work with access to consultation, a therapist directory, a full resource library, and live learning events.

Join now with FIRSTMONTHFREE for your first month free (limited to the first 100 members).
🔗 Link in bio.

10/08/2025

Regulation isn’t only about breathing…it’s about giving your body a way to find itself again.

Try one of these:
1️⃣ If you feel collapsed push into something solid.
2️⃣ If you feel numb bring sensation to your skin.
3️⃣ If your heart is racing find your feet.

Each strategy helps your nervous system locate stability again, through contact, pressure, and presence.

10/02/2025

Shame is old survival wiring firing in a modern world

10/01/2025

Your body is like a vault. It keeps the records even when your mind can’t. That’s why trauma doesn’t just “go away.” It shows up as tension in your shoulders, panic that makes no sense, or a stomach that knots up at the smallest trigger. Healing means helping your body feel safe enough to finally file those scattered papers away and to finish what never got completed back then.

✨ Your body remembers. But it can also release.

09/29/2025

“As a trauma psychologist, I want to confront an uncomfortable truth: pregnancy loss is not just a medical event. It is a rupture that travels across physical, psychological, and existential domains. And when that loss is life-threatening, as in an ectopic pregnancy, the psychological impact is compounded by the chilling proximity of death.”

09/16/2025

After trauma, the body’s alarm can blur the line between trigger and intuition. Triggers feel sudden and urgent with a racing heart and thoughts like I’m not safe. Intuition is quieter and steadier and gives you space to choose.

09/14/2025

When you’ve been through something overwhelming, your brain adapts to keep you safe. The amygdala goes on high alert, memory systems get disrupted, and logical thinking takes a back seat.

But here’s the good news: your brain is neuroplastic. With approaches like EMDR, therapy, and consistent support, it can build new pathways and find balance again.

09/05/2025

3 grounding tools you can use anywhere

08/24/2025

✨Registration is open (go to my beacons 🔗 to reserve your spot)!

EMDR Basic Training (Virtual)
Training Dates
Part 1: Dec 5-7, 2025; Part 2: Feb 6-8, 2026
✨EMDRIA-approved Basic Training with Dr. Pria Alpern: 50 hours combining lecture, practicum, and consultation to build competence in the eight phases of EMDR therapy (ASWB ACE + NY State approved for 40 Contact Hours). Payment plan available

08/21/2025

Save the date! I’m facilitating an EMDRIA approved EMDR basic training this winter at the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies (virtual). More details via the link here:

Enhance your therapy skills with our 50-hour EMDR Basic Training. This course includes 20 hours of lecture on trauma neurobiology, EMDR methodology, and treatment phases, 20 hours of supervised practicum, and 10 hours of case consultation. Ideal for mental health professionals seeking evidence-based...