What brings you here today?? Practically one of the very first questions you may get asked by a therapist. So why seek therapy now? The...

Did you know that there’s a technical term for being in your comfort zone?? it’s called being in your window of tolerance. Fancy that!!...

At the root of EMDR lies neurological process that are not clearly understood. In other words, we still don’t know why EMDR works because...

EMDR treatment is like going on a train ride. Imagine yourself on a train. You get the window seat and I’ll (the EMDR therapist)will be...

Another part of the brain that’s been implicated as important in trauma and PTSD development is the hippocampus. Roughly meaning a “sea...

The amygdala (Latin word for almond because of their similarities) is our environmental scanning system. It scans the environment for...

Over the next few blog posts, I will discuss some aspects of the brain that are related to memory, information processing and trauma. But...

The third resource that I’m going to share here is the idea of creating a container for our children’s big emotional experiences, their...

And finally, in this series of resources to use with children, is the use of animals and protective figures. The last few blog posts...

I’ve been writing about some resources that are used in EMDR to help children (and adults) to deal with their big feelings. Last blog...