by beachcitiespsy | Jun 15, 2024 | Trauma
Many people don’t realize the extent of the negative beliefs rooted in their trauma until they begin EMDR work. Often I have clients who come in who are successful, intelligent, beautiful who reveal to me that deep down they feel that they are not good enough, not...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 14, 2024 | Trauma
Once upon a time, therapists told clients to go over all of the gory details of the horrific things they had been through because it would be therapeutic. They were wrong. Sometimes this can deepen the neural pathways to the trauma and even re-traumatize. The moment I...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 14, 2024 | Trauma
In my practice, I often see people going through divorce or who have gone through divorce. I also work extensively with people struggling with trauma. Do these seem like two different things to you? They are not. Guess what? Divorce is trauma. This is how the American...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 11, 2024 | Trauma
Trauma is a slippery friend. Sometimes, it’s clear and easy to recognize. And sometimes, we don’t realize that the symptoms we are experience are symptoms of trauma at all. When people feel “burnout,” they are often struggling with secondary trauma and the compassion...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | EMDR, Trauma
Healing trauma may seem out of reach if you’ve spent a lifetime struggling with it or come from a family where trauma is a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. One of the reasons I use EMDR and enjoy working with clients with a history of...
by beachcitiespsy | Jun 10, 2024 | Relationships, Trauma
If you’re in a toxic relationship, you likely know it already. Maybe you have suspicions that your partner is Narcissistic and feeling like the way they treat you lacks kindness and empathy. If you’re not sure, here’s an article that may help you. Often people...
