North Bay EMDR Therapy

11/02/2023

It's not magic, but some feel it's magical.

08/19/2023

Treating fresh and recent traumas with EMDR can lessen the chances of developing PTSD.

For many grappling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the search often begins with “PTSD therapy near me” to find immediate and local relief. While commonly associated with military personnel, PTSD is a widespread mental health issue affecting millions annually. Beyond personal distress...

08/19/2023

Thinking of all of those going through wildfire and other environmental disasters around the world. ❤️‍🩹

We know you are hurting. Our members are standing by https://www.emdria.org/find-an-emdr-therapist/

06/25/2023

We asked an expert to walk us through the novel trauma treatment.

06/16/2023

Another great post from The Holistic Psychologist

I’ve dedicated my life’s work to understanding trauma and teaching people how to heal. I believe we have family systems and wider systems that create traumatic environments. These environments shape our personality, our self image, and how we relate to other people.

Unprocessed trauma puts people into survival mode. Life is lived in the defensive. In survival mode our nervous system is primed to protect us from threats. We struggle to have empathy, to collaborate, or to have higher patterns of thinking. Survival behaviors can be highly dysfunctional. They’re learned by the coping mechanisms we witness from adults as children.

Trauma symptoms and responses come up most in interpersonal relationships. The more intimate and close the relationship, the more pronounced the responses.

In order to heal our trauma we need 2 main things:

1. Self compassion: I’ve had experiences that have led me to behaviors that keep me safe.

2. Self accountability: I am responsible for my responses—how they impact me and others.

It can feel incredibly infuriating to know we carry these behaviors from our past. We might feel angry or like we shouldn’t have to deal with them, and that’s valid. But as adults, we do need to deal with them. We do need to face the mirror. We do need to say: I didn’t cause this, but I will learn healthier ways to cope with life around me.

When we engage in unsafe, hurtful, or dysfunctional behaviors *and we all engage in these behaviors* we can pause, reflect, forgive ourselves and commit to doing better.

We can be the adult our younger self needed.

We can build the healthy relationship few of us ever saw.

We can break the cycle of dysfunction by committing to learning, growing, and evolving beyond our primitive lizard brain.

We can say: I will live in safety and that safety starts with me

05/25/2023

I’m excited to share that my private practice now accepts several health plans as an in-network provider. Feel free to check out the details in my profiles on EMDRIA.org and psychologytoday.com.

EMDRIA is a professional association for EMDR practitioners and researchers to seek the highest standards for clinical use of EMDR. EMDR is an accepted psychotherapy by leading mental health organizations throughout the world for the treatment of a variety of symptoms and conditions.

05/13/2023

Graphic credit: Refuge In Grief

05/10/2023

May 3 is Day. Learn more about how can help https://www.emdria.org/specialty-areas/birth-trauma-and-pregnancy-loss/emdr-therapy-and-pregnancy/

05/10/2023

If you have questions about we have answers. https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/

04/26/2023

Great article discussing EMDR as an efficacious treatment for PMADs (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety disorders) which occur during and after pregnancy.

A lesser-known mental health treatment is helping women deal with postpartum depression, anxiety, and other perinatal mood disorders.

03/17/2023

The Holistic Psychologist is one of my favorites these days, and good to see more folks are talking more about C-PTSD.

03/10/2023