How The COVID-19 Pandemic Can Trigger Past Trauma and How EMDR Can Help
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, many are suffering from mental health challenges. Depression and anxiety are at an all-time high, but what about those who have been diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)? If you suffer from PTSD, then you know that everyday triggers can be debilitating. Triggers are hard enough to […]
How Trauma Impacts Your Memory and How to Heal
Have you ever noticed that when you go through a stressful experience, it can be hard to concentrate or remember things? Some people experience brain fog, while others struggle with making and forming new memories. If you’ve been through this, you’re not alone. When you go through trauma or a stressor, it can be […]
Can EMDR Be Done Online?
Many of us are feeling overwhelmed right now. Whether you are afraid of the virus, or you are worried about economic uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching consequences on our mental health. With more people struggling, therapists are figuring out how to deliver therapy in an online format. Before the pandemic started, I had not […]
How to Build Resilience During Tough Times
An important question that I am asking my clients right now is: How are you coping with everything going on? This is an emotional and anxiety-filled time and many of us are experiencing higher levels of stress. The pandemic coupled with nationwide unrest is causing a lot of distress. What is important to notice is […]
Healing Trauma with EMDR Therapy
Trauma can be a difficult thing to define. We think of trauma as a really distressing experience, or an emotional response to a disturbing event. I often encounter people who feel that something difficult they have been through shouldn’t be defined as trauma. Perhaps it wasn’t life threatening, or they feel that it wasn’t “bad […]
What is EMDR?
EMDR is a type of therapy that was developed to treat PTSD and to help clients cope with trauma. The theory behind EMDR states that our brain processes traumatic or disturbing life events in a maladaptive way. Remembering a traumatic memory is sometimes so disturbing that it feels like we are actually experiencing it. These […]