Recognizing trauma responses in everyday life can be an important step in understanding how past traumatic experiences affect present behaviors, emotions, and interactions. Often trauma responses can be subconscious and manifest in different ways, depending on the type of trauma and how the individual copes. Understanding how they can show up subtly or in more overt ways, can be a crucial part of  healing.

The start of the Winter season brings cooler weather, beautiful scenery, and fun activities. With these aspects, Winter can also bring a decline in mental health with the shorter days, change in routine and the decrease in sunlight.

Can you think about an experience with music you had that brings up a pleasant memory? Recently, I have been playing Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish and it leads me to such gratitude for the people I have in my life. Music can do that for us, it can make us present in the moment and have gratitude for all that we have.

 DBT therapy, dialectical, behavioral therapy, is an evidence-based therapeutic technique, aimed at assisting individuals in building, emotional regulation, skills, or emotional resiliency

Combining EMDR therapy and DBT therapy can be a helpful way to target behaviors and thoughts and body sensations and memories affected by trauma.

What comes to mind when you think about a support system? People. What comes with people? Conflict. Even the healthiest people have conflict and these basic skills can help.

When life stresses, inevitably come, it can be hard to make the right choice in response to that stress. This portion of DBT therapy help you create a prefabricated plan that gives you healthy coping mechanisms to utilize in those stressful moments.

Mindfulness is a cognitive tool you can use to be aware of your thoughts, emotions, physical experiences, perceptions, and behaviors. Using mindfulness is about focusing on your circumstances solely and without judgment.

A certified DBT therapist walks us through the basics of understanding DBT therapy and how DBT therapy can be an effective tool for treating many mental health concerns.

DBT stands for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and is a widely used therapeutic intervention for anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and some other common mental health disorders.  Learn more about DBT.

Grounding is a common mental health related skill, but it may have more application points that you currently think. Learn why grounding may be helpful for you and your mental health goals.

Go beyond the basics to learn about mindfulness and how it may help your trauma treatment or anxiety treatment journey