Going beneath the conscious conversation and finding ways for clients to deeply explore the wisdom of the unconscious offers a powerful path to wholeness and... Read more

Brainspotting is an emerging treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of frozen trauma dissociative... Read more

If it’s true that we can only lead our clients as far as we’ve gone ourselves, then trauma healing starts with us. While many of us therapists have... Read more

Even when clients are motivated, breaking unhealthy habits can be dauntingly difficult. Well thought out behavioral plans and the conscious desire to change is... Read more

Sometimes one person’s needs in a relationship conflict with what the partnership requires. How do you balance both? Romantic partnerships based in... Read more

Whether you see individuals or couples, more clients than ever need help navigating open relationships. Problem is: many therapists don’t know how to... Read more

Helping couples navigate the aftermath of infidelity can be challenging work for even the most experienced therapists. It’s rife with anger, distrust... Read more

Decades of research demonstrate that hopelessness is a risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. But it can be challenging for clients to maintain a... Read more

Tapping is often integrated into many of the most effective trauma therapies today, including EMDR. Simple, evidence-based tools like tapping make trauma... Read more

Traditional psychotherapy can often leave clients knowing about their problems but unable to change them. Polyvagal Theory bridges that gap between knowing and... Read more

Many of our clients cope with profound experiences of loss and trauma as they try to conceive and grow their families while also facing obstacles such as... Read more

At the core of many toxic relationships isn’t one “bad” partner and a “victim,” but often two people who each have emotional... Read more

Polyvagal Theory and EMDR are two leading-edge therapy approaches with ample implications for healing. In this workshop, learn how these popular neuro-informed... Read more

More than any other obstacle, shame can block the joy and peace traumatized clients seek in therapy. Feelings of worthlessness prevent them from metabolizing... Read more

After decades of seeing people in the aftermath of profound loss and trauma, I’ve learned there’s a critical distinction between prevention &... Read more

Clients struggling with relational trauma, complex PTSD, or bereavement often just want the pain to stop, and expect their therapist to have a clear map to... Read more

More and more clients are coming in today with a long list of painful feelings, such as an overwhelming sense of loneliness, panic, confusion, hopeless... Read more

When couples come for therapy, partners often arrive in urgent distress, sometimes in the heat of hostility, pain, and hopelessness. And as the therapist... Read more

When therapists hear the word addiction, they often think about drugs and alcohol. Yet many clients are caught in the grip of addictive processes that include... Read more

Good boundaries increase feelings of empowerment and safety, helping our clients achieve more integrated brain states, access creativity, solve problems, and... Read more

Setting healthy boundaries is crucial for building stronger relationships, but because every individual is unique, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach... Read more

Have you picked up a few DBT skills over the years, but without fully understanding what makes this way of working so different and powerful? Research has... Read more

The experience of aloneness, especially in the face of overwhelming emotions, is central to what makes an event traumatic. Undoing that aloneness is a key to... Read more

Clinicians often struggle to develop an effective approach to counseling grief clients due to the uniqueness of each individual’s grief. The last 10-15... Read more

Adolescence can put intense pressure on the mother-daughter dyad—and restoring and strengthening that important relationship is one of the most... Read more

A growing number of clients are coming to therapy feeling isolated, lonely, and disconnected.  But the key to helping lies far beyond encouraging people... Read more

Chances are you’ve come across the type of client who constantly puts others first, out of guilt or loyalty, which holds them back from their own... Read more

So many of our clients carry deeply entrenched wounds from their family of origin, but how do you really explore and heal these “origin wounds” in... Read more

Talking is the most dangerous thing partners do in their relationships, and truly listening is the most infrequent—particularly in high-conflict... Read more

When people think of trauma, they often think of acute, dramatic situations, such as a natural disaster. Yet for children raised with substance use disorders... Read more