I am thrilled to offer a protocol focused on healing immune systems! It is an innovation initiated by Jenna Burton, LMHC and the results...

When we struggle with internal emotional conflict in the present, there is a likely chance that these conflicts are rooted in core...

Childhood experiences, particularly those within our earliest relationships, shape us in profound ways. While many people are familiar...

Caring for an aging parent is a path filled with love and challenges.

Understanding EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a remarkable and innovative approach to...

The litany of “should”s, “must”s , and “have to”s is hard to disrupt. Many of us grew up learning “good” and “right”...

Life is a series of small, subtle, and monumental changes.  Big or little, transitions are transformative.  Major life transitions can be...

Have you thought of parts work as a component of your trauma-informed therapy? When something is good, I want to shout about it, as the...

It’s easy to forget to smell the roses. It is hard to “just be”. We go on overdrive, push through, as it were, avoiding feelings and...

Holidays often include spending time with family–and special meals together. Sharing meals together nourishes body and soul and are...

Many of my clients are working on setting boundaries given toxic dynamics with families. An EMDR colleague has provided some excellent...

Q: How are you feeling?            A: Oh, I’m fine. That’s how the exchange goes, along with that glossy response, no matter how we are...

Self compassion can be hard to come by. Healing from deficiencies of self compassion helps not only you, but ripples out and washes over...

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. –Aristotle. Do you agree? I will go out on a limb and say those who have participated in...

I am among the ranks of individuals who give back to my community through volunteering. I serve with RUACH: Emotional and Spiritual...

“When things fall apart, they turn into something else.” Roger Wolfe, LCSW I don’t know if my supervisor Roger Wolfe knew Yeats wrote a...

Transitioning to motherhood is a rite of passage. And, It IS a big deal. It often gets portrayed on TV shows in unrealistic ways. A baby...

For most of my life, I doubted I found my voice. I always understood this expression as a literary or musical term having to do with...

Once, I gained wisdom from my teeth. I was 18 years old and had 4 impacted wisdom teeth extracted. After the surgery, I counted the days...

[NOTE: I wrote this article in the ‘90s! It’s an oldie, but goodie. Readers can laugh about “the voice machine” reference!] [UPDATE,...