Attachment is the very important bond between an infant and their primary caregiver(s). Anything that significantly and/or chronically disrupts or harms this relationship is considered an attachment trauma. Sometimes this is due to circumstances outside the parent’s control, such as separation … [Read more...]
Dissociation and Attachment
Any statement such as this when we are talking about such complex issues as dissociation and attachment is necessarily simplistic, and it is also largely true. According to our current understanding, the capacity to use dissociation is learned in very early childhood if children are being … [Read more...]
EMDR and Dissociation
Dissociation is a coping strategy and a symptom that is often associated with complex trauma. And EMDR is a therapy that can rapidly uncover this symptom given it was developed as a treatment for PTSD. That is why if you know that you struggle with dissociation EMDR in the right hands can be … [Read more...]
PSA: Dissociative Identity Disorder
Consider this a public service announcement. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) does exist, and is not actually as unusual and rare as many have been taught to believe. Unfortunately, there remains a great deal of misunderstanding out there about DID, even among mental health professionals. It … [Read more...]
