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How EMDR Therapy for PTSD Changes Both the Mind and Body

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

In 1987, Dr. Francine Shapiro developed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and life events that cause stress to be stored within the body. More than 30 years later, research continues to support EMDR therapy as a treatment for PTSD symptoms and other forms of trauma. A 2015 study published in the Journal of […]

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Feeling Stuck? EMDR Therapy in Kenosha Might Help

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Our world can be challenging. Life contains many ups and downs and sometimes, whether we like it or not, we feel stuck in ‘not so good’ thoughts, behaviors, emotions, or thinking about past events. Feeling temporarily stuck may be a natural part of life, as in grief. Other times, our actions, thoughts, and memories can

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EMDR Therapy in Kenosha

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Trauma

Finding Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in Kenosha can be a challenge. It isn’t just about finding an EMDR therapist near me that has openings. It’s more of the goodness of fit between both the individual and the therapist. Even more so, it’s how the therapist integrates EMDR therapy into the sessions to

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How to Regulate Dissociation

Awareness, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Nervous System Regulation, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Experiencing, Wellness

Dissociation is one of the many different responses someone may have during and/or after a traumatic or other overwhelming event. But, how to regulate dissociation is a more complex question to answer as it involves how the nervous system perceives threats and the different states of the nervous system. We will discuss how the nervous

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Why Do We Dissociate?

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma, Wellness

Many people commonly ask why do we dissociate? Dissociation is a complex process that occurs internally and unconsciously. Our ability to dissociate is largely managed by the nervous system and its ability to regulate given factors in our environment. Nervous System Evolution Throughout the millennia the human body has experienced slow, but ever-changing evolution and

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Heal Your Body – An EMDR Therapist Near South Kenosha

Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Recovery, Trauma, Wellness

EMDR therapy helps people heal from the bottom-up versus talk therapy, or top-down therapies. An EMDR therapist near you can help heal the nervous system from past traumatic experiences and/or situations that caused high levels of stress and overwhelm. EMDR therapy’s effectiveness stems from evidence-based research studies. EMDR is also showing effectiveness to help other

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Managing Survivor’s Guilt: Life After Trauma

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Recovery, Survivor's Guilt, Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, Wellness

This blog post will explore ‘what is survivor’s guilt’, the challenges survivor’s guilt creates in one’s life, and how to heal from survivor’s guilt afterward. Survivor’s guilt may follow a traumatic experience that takes the life of someone you know or severely harms someone who was in the vicinity or area that you were in.

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Finding Peace After the Storm: A Guide to Healing Chronic Trauma

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Mental Health, Recovery, Somatic Experiencing, Wellness

Trauma can occur at any moment or in any experience in life. This blog post will explore the situations that may create chronic trauma, the effects of chronic traumatization on life, and what and how to heal from chronic traumatization. A side note – even if traumatic experiences have occurred years or decades in the

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Impacts of Chronic Stress on Life

Awareness, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Stress, Wellness

Chronic stress, especially over prolonged periods, can negatively impact life. What are the impacts of chronic stress on life? This topic of chronic stress will be highlighted in this blog post. Additionally, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy will be touched on as a way to address and alleviate stress held within the body.

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What Does Grief and Loss Look Like?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Grief and Loss, Individual Therapy, Recovery

Every person will experience grief and loss differently in life. Many factors impact how an individual will experience grief and loss. A person’s culture, upbringing, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity may all impact how grief and loss are experienced. Whenever a connection with something we care about is severed, grief and loss can occur. But what

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