How different things will be when we better understand how trauma can affect people! “Michael” was a mid-40’s married professional who had been subjected to extensive childhood abuse. In the
Last Saturday my 5-year-old daughter saw her friends go by on their way to shul, and she decided to try to catch up to them, before the rest of our
Chicken and egg. Someone is unstable due to traumatization. So do you focus on stabilization interventions, which means the client continues to struggle with the trauma? Or do you take
Perhaps the most frequent theme across posts in this blog is the promotion of psychotherapy for healing – via memory reconsolidation – as opposed to only symptom management, coping skills,
What makes trauma treatment work? And what can make it work better? This is the first in an irregular series of posts focusing on key elements of trauma treatment. A
Have you wanted EMDR training but it was too expensive? If so, you’re not the only one. When I ask this question at trauma workshops, nearly every therapist who has
Maybe there’s no nice way to say this, but I’ll give it a try. First of all, I’m not trying to put anyone down. Someone wants to tell their story,
The last blog post focused on the value of the intensive treatment format. The main point was that if the client comes to solve a problem, why not just get
Why is therapy for an hour per week? Probably because: You can fit it into a weekly routine. Each session’s work can interact with the client’s life for incremental benefit.
Since developing Progressive Counting (PC) in 2007, I’ve been teaching it quite a bit, often to therapists who are already trained in other trauma resolution methods. I enjoy the reactions:
