It used to be that when working with trauma, so much of our focus centered on helping clients process their traumatic experience. But over the past several years, we’ve gained a better understanding that that’s just one piece of the work – and perhaps now more than ever, we understand that multiple approaches are often […]
How Neglect Can Impact Brain Development – with Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Childhood neglect is one of the more insidious forms of trauma that a client might experience. Not only that, but it can have a unique impact on brain development that researchers don’t often see with other types of trauma. So in the video below, Bessel van der Kolk, MD will get into one specific neurobiological […]
A Strategy to Help Clients Repair Ruptures – with Shelly Harrell, PhD
By the time a client comes to us for help with a conflict, they may have already reached a point of overwhelm. For many clients, this can make the prospect of repair feel out of their reach at best (and perhaps beyond their capability at worst). So when it comes to working with clients who […]
Working with Deep Fears of Rejection – with Lynn Lyons, LICSW
For some clients, a deep fear of rejection can prevent them from making real gains outside of the therapy session. And as practitioners, unless we have a sense of how that fear is driving their behavior, we may not know how best to target our interventions. So in the video below, Lynn Lyons, LICSW shares […]
Working with Emotional Triggers and Trauma – with Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT
When a client is at the mercy of their emotional triggers… … it can leave them feeling powerless whenever painful traumatic memories resurface. So, in the video below, Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT shares the strategy he’s used to help his clients gain emotional control over the traumatic memories that keep them stuck. Have a look. […]