Joe Dennis MA, LCMHC

Joe Dennis MA, LCMHC Joe Dennis is a trauma therapist with over a decade studying traditional and clinical forms of mindfulness and meditation.

Joe speaks on trauma, mental health, and creation of identity with seminars, companies, and clinicians.

Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary at (they added our names to our menus as a keepsake). We fin...
05/04/2024

Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary at (they added our names to our menus as a keepsake). We finished off our anniversary today with charcuterie and our 7 year ice wine; a bottle purchased on our wedding day, and set aside for this day.

To make a relationship last, love is a good start, but trust, communication, dreaming, nostalgia, and sharing time together keep the fuel in the fire.
olivia I love you, I love our life, and I am excited to see what happens next for us.

**Disclaimer - this, as with all my posts, is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you want to do some deeper work, click my bio and sign up with one of us with .

I'll admit, Valentine's Day can be a bit loaded with high expectations and some good ole fashioned chalky heart consumer...
02/15/2022

I'll admit, Valentine's Day can be a bit loaded with high expectations and some good ole fashioned chalky heart consumerism (does anyone actually like those heart candies?)

That being said...

I love a good excuse for connection, fun, and food with my wife. (I prepared steak for the first time and didn't suck!)🥩🎉

We don't need to DO holidays the way we've been told to DO them though.

Instead of focusing on getting a date and buying flowers, you can go out with a friend, by yourself, or with your dog.

St. Valentine's Day likely comes from a Christianization of the Roman holiday Lupercalia. So, if you were going to do today authentically, you'd hope that you get slapped with a chunk of blood-soaked goat skin for... you know... fertility.

Do today your way regardless of how you've been told to do it. Maybe lay off on the goat chunks though.

What and who can you connect to today?

***disclosure - this isn't therapy. If you want therapy, you need to hire a therapist.

Frequently, I talk with my clients about keeping a diverse library of coping/self care tools. The advantages to doing th...
10/27/2021

Frequently, I talk with my clients about keeping a diverse library of coping/self care tools.

The advantages to doing this include better adapting to sudden, new, and different stressors (things that cause stress)
..and in my case, an advantage may also include entering a pumpkin carving contest with to get 150 toward coffee and coffee accessories.

So, stay tuned, I'll be requesting votes from you, your fam, your friends, and maybe even that family member you've been meaning to reconnect with.

-o-lantern

09/15/2021

Yeah... I can rant a bit on this subject.

07/16/2021

Being happy pt 3 - gratitude and appreciation

Practicing gratitude purposefully basically leads to improved improved ease in noting in noting positive events.

06/17/2021

This is practically my panacea of meditations. Practicing this was a HUGE piece in my own recovery.

What's up? I'm just taking a sec to enjoy a couple seconds freed up by a cancellation.Of course, is enjoying a break fr...
05/19/2021

What's up? I'm just taking a sec to enjoy a couple seconds freed up by a cancellation.

Of course, is enjoying a break from her strenuous day as well.

05/19/2021

EMDR in a nut-shell

To those who have used or been through this protocol, I'm curious if you use any alterations... even though that would no longer be considered EMDR.

Comment below with your thoughts/alterations.


05/15/2021

Trauma in the brain -Part3-
Fav approaches for trauma treatment.

- EMDR
- BSP
- RRT
- Somatic experiencing
- Bioneurofeedback

Stay tuned for more breakdown of each

05/14/2021

Part 2 - Trauma in the brain

Talk therapy helps with symptoms and is needed to build rapport...

But it doesn't treat trauma

05/14/2021

My favorite hand analogy for describing trauma in the brain.

Your panic and intense emotions are not "just being moody," they're a trauma response.

Number 1 mistake therapists make in treating trauma is to dive into it too early.Trauma therapy requires prep work which...
05/12/2021

Number 1 mistake therapists make in treating trauma is to dive into it too early.

Trauma therapy requires prep work which may include building coping skills, understanding treatment philosophy, practicing behavioral or cognitive interventions, stabilizing primary relationships (or possibly ending them), and a great variety of other actions.

If a therapist gets into talkin about trauma too early, the client risks re-traumatization and worsening of symptoms.

Therapists, I don't care whether you're using EMDR, BSP, TFCBT, or any other trauma-informed approach; as a therapist you are risking HARM of your client if you fail to prep your client.

Clients, hold your therapists accountable. If they are pushing too quickly (or slowly), let them know, listen to their feedback, and allow them to alter their approach.

Are you a therapist wanting more trauma competency? I'm willing to provide trainings/consultation for you, just DM me.

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