September is National Suicide Prevention month. It is intended to highlight efforts at suicide prevention and reduce the stigma around talking about suicide, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.  According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide remains a leading cause of death in the…

A common question I get is whether or not EMDR therapy can be done or is effective by telehealth (video). The simple answer is yes. I would imagine that I was a like a lot of EMDR therapists at the start of the pandemic, unsure…

As mentioned previously, grounding skills are strategies to help you connect to the reality of the here-and-now when you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, your thoughts, your present reality/safety, etc. In other words, these skills are really helpful in getting you out of…

Grounding is a profoundly important coping skill to learn to deal with dissociation in the moment when it’s occurring. Grounding skills are a set of strategies to help you connect to the reality of the here-and-now when you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your body,…

Sometimes, the only way to stay alive and breathing is to pretend it never happened. Over time, you can let it in, piece by piece, but if you do it all at once, you could drown yourself in grief. Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles In…

I’m excited to announce that I will be helping to facilitate a virtual EMDR Basic Training this fall with Precision EMDR Academy!! Precision EMDR Academy is made up of a number of wonderfully empathic and knowledgeable therapists with advanced skills in applying EMDR therapy to…