Psychoeducation

  According to John Bowlby, attachment is the interpersonal bond between child and parent that serves to protect individuals from harm and to obtain security. When there are signs of danger, children naturally seek to get close to their caregivers, this is attachment behavior. This…

Feelings are not final, but I often hear folks express fear that if they allow themselves to access feelings of hurt or of crying that they will not be able to stop. But when we fight against those feelings, they just tend to grow and…

Emotions and feelings are important and provide useful information to us. However, we get in trouble when we believe that our feelings are the same things as facts. And just to be 100% clear, a person’s feelings are their feelings. They are always valid and…

This is a theme that’s been coming up a lot lately with my folks. They are feeling down, overwhelmed and maybe even hopeless. They are upset because they feel like they have had a backslide in their progress and start questioning themselves. But then when…

These cues can be events or people that resemble or symbolize a part of the trauma. For example, seeing a person who looks like the perpetrator or a windy day after a hurricane, or an authority figure. Smells can be a strong trigger as well,…

Cognitive distortions are exaggerated or irrational thought patterns that typically support and reinforce negative thinking. When someone has grown up in an abusive, unhealthy, or toxic environment, this is a common cognitive distortion. Often this is a direct result of being told that the person…