Dissociation

In honor of September being CPTSD Awareness month, let’s talk about what CPTSD is. CPTSD stands for Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and it develops as the result of repeated and on-going trauma. The fact that the trauma is chronic, it therefore results in more…

You’re EMDR trained. You realize DID is more common than you were taught. You want to learn how to recognize and screen for DID. If you are looking for training and information in this area, I’ve created a course just for you… Introduction to Working…

The traditional thinking and models of attachment focus on the relationship between the child and their caregivers. As I’ve mentioned previously, there is also the Nested Model of attachment and trauma proposed by Jessica Fern in her book polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy. The…

Sadie is slowly adjusting to the newest addition to our furry family – Samson

As one of my clients recently put it, EMDR is the gift that keeps on giving. Ther is the obvious benefit in the session when EMDR reprocessing helps to desensitize a painful memory and help someone find a more adaptive belief about themselves, other or…

Over the last few weeks I’ve been going over the different attachment styles and how they are primarily the result of how our caregivers related to us. Attachment styles are not set in stone, they can change, because we change based on our relationship experiences.…