Does EMDR Help With Anxiety?

Does EMDR Help With Anxiety?

I am trained in a lot of different approaches to help with anxiety, but I find EMDR to be one of the most impactful and long lasting. One of the ways I describe EMDR is it can go places in therapy where talk therapy can not. Another way I describe how EMDR is to my...
Guide to Integrative Counseling

Guide to Integrative Counseling

There’s a common misconception out there that making yourself feel better is as simple as finding a fix. If you break your arm, all you have to do is put a cast on it and wait for it to heal. And if someone breaks your heart, all you have to do is buy a pint of ice...
A New Normal: Why Medicalizing Mental Health is a Problem

A New Normal: Why Medicalizing Mental Health is a Problem

This above photo is my personal copy of Saving Normal by Allen Frances, MD. I love this book because it really explains how we have come to medicalize ordinary life. Dr. Frances goes into account firsthand with direct experience of the development of the DSM-IV to the...
How To Openly & Honestly Ask For A More Supportive Relationship

How To Openly & Honestly Ask For A More Supportive Relationship

At one point or another, most people have the unfortunate experience of being in an unsupportive relationship. These relationships can make us feel unheard, unseen, and unloved. There are times when we want our loved one to celebrate our successes and others when we...