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Befriending the Body in Trauma Recovery
FREE worksheet from The Embodied Healing Workbook
Trauma certainly alters the mind, but it also affects the physical body. Psychologist and yoga therapist Catherine Cook-Cottone provides a free exercise from The Embodied Healing Workbook to begin reconnecting—and recommitting—to your body.
Help Heal Your Clients' Relationship with Food and Body
A simple exercise for your clients with emotional and/or disordered eating
Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSWR, CEDS, shares with us an upper body scan that introduces interceptive awareness to help heal your clients' relationship with food and body.
Using AEDP to Treat Complex Trauma
A live demonstration of what Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) can look like during therapy
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) experts Kari Gleiser, PhD, and Natasha Prenn, LCSW, give us a live demonstration of what AEDP can look like in-session.
Sigh Breath Exercise and Havening Touch for Trauma Treatment
A simple modified CPR (Creating Personal Resiliency) for the amygdala
Dr. Kate Truitt shares a highly effective and easy-to-use strategy that will transform your approach to trauma treatment.
When to Use Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a clinically proven study which utilizes Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) to help patients overcome previous trauma.
Using EMDR as a Treatment for Mental Health Conditions in Children
This helpful guide highlights how EMDR is used as a treatment in children and how this differs from treatment in adolescents and adults.
EMDR as a Treatment for Autism
EMDR has mainly been popularized due to its success in PTSD patients. In this article, we investigate whether EMDR can be used as a treatment for autism.
Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Complex Trauma, and Body Shame
Interview with renowned expert Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW
Binge eating disorder is the most underdiagnosed eating disorders, yet it occurs at very high rates in trauma survivors. In this candid interview, Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, explores the intersection of eating disorders and trauma, as well as the implications for treatment.
Is EMDR Effective for Treating ADHD?
Is EMDR effective for treating ADHD? Read our article to find out what the latest studies have concluded about utilizing this psychotherapy for ADHD patients.
EMDR: List of Positive and Negative Cognitions
Through this guide, we highlight why cognitions are important for EMDR therapy, as well as a list of both negative and positive cognitions for patients.