Moments and Milestones Counseling

05/09/2024

A bit of information about how trauma can affect you from Accelerated Resolution Therapy's Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery.

"An understanding of how trauma can affect parts of your brain can give you further insight toward healing:

1.The prefrontal cortex helps you make decisions and control your impulses. Trauma might make it harder for you to manage your emotions and behavior.
2. The brainstem controls essential functions like heart rate and breathing. The stress from trauma might interfere with these functions.
3. The hippocampus, crucial for memory formation, may shrink under chronic stress, impacting your ability to recall events accurately.
4. The hypothalamus, involved in regulating stress hormones, can become dysregulated, leading to disruptions in your sleep, appetite, and mood.
5. The amygdala processes emotions and scans for danger. It is hyperactive during trauma, leading to heightened fear responses."

02/23/2024

This has become one of my most effective and useful therapeutic interventions.

09/13/2023

09/12/2023

𝘼𝙍𝙏 resets the brain after trauma has altered it.

As the body and brain try to prevent further injury, some parts of the brain go into overdrive while others shut down. The brain's threat detection center, the amygdala, is overactive, while the future planning center, the pre-frontal cortex, is less active.
The hippocampus is altered, resulting in a decreased ability for memory recall and greater depressive symptoms. The Vagus nerve shuts down bodily functions as the body is in a near-constant freeze state. The brains of those with traumatic experiences can often not tell the difference between the past and the present.

Using somatic experiencing, symbolic imagery, desensitization and rescripting, 𝘼𝙍𝙏 helps to bring safety back to the brain and the body.

To learn more about 𝘼𝙍𝙏 or to find an 𝘼𝙍𝙏 trained therapist near you visit www.ARTworksnow.com

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01/28/2022

ART Therapy is not Art Therapy. Since December 2021, I have begun using Accelerated Resolution Therapy, (ART), in my clinical practice. It has already had a significant impact on several of my clients. ART allows me to help my clients get past the problem places where they are stuck when simply talking about it hasn't worked or is too overwhelming. We use eye movements and metaphors while paying special attention to body sensations, thoughts and emotions. Clients usually begin to feel relief after the first session of ART. Talking and listening is still a huge part of my therapeutic process but when my clients need more, ART has become an invaluable tool to relieve trauma and difficult treatment resistant problems.

01/18/2022

ART is an amazing and relatively new option in the treatment of trauma. Here is a good description with a search tool to find therapists trained in this treatment technique.

Mental health can affect anyone. Many will experience some kind of traumatic event in their lives and most will exhibit some kind of stress-related behavior as a result of it. These symptoms usually fade, but for some, those reactions can linger and disrupt their lives longterm.

08/06/2020

An important resource;

The Behavioral Crisis Center's Rapid Access Unit is a walk-in Crisis Access point for individuals in need of immediate psychiatric care, Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use, or intake to behavioral health services. We plan to open our full-scale, 24/7 Rapid-Access Unit to the community on M...

04/02/2020

During these stressful times just know that emotional support is just one click or phone call away. Sessions can take place in the comfort of your own home via laptop or your mobile device. Private message through Facebook or call/text 417 224-3432 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

01/11/2020

We totally underestimate and under utilize the power of the great outdoors, fresh air and sunshine in the management of mental illness and stress.

A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. Now, policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how they plan and operate.

04/27/2018

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This interactive workshop will explore the complication su***de death brings to the grieving process. The goal is to provide a caring, understanding environment to explore the impact of su***de on survivors and learn coping strategies.

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