Brainspotting facilitates, and speeds up, the process of durable change. Have you ever had the experience of knowing how you want to be in the world, but then in response to a trigger, you go right back to the old ways of behaving? That’s because most communication is nonverbal and you have to … [Read more...]

We hear a lot about how we, as a society, need to pay more attention to mental health. We are told about soaring rates of depression and anxiety. This has been an extraordinary couple of years and I see a lot more people who are quite understandably struggling to cope. But the epidemic that concerns … [Read more...]

The holidays are approaching and every year, some people live in dread of the season, largely because they are doing something different than what they actually want to do. Except last year. During quarantine, a number of people seized the opportunity to spend the holidays the way that they … [Read more...]

Why is it that almost all of the survivors of sexual abuse blame themselves? The answer is two fold: 1) They are encouraged to think that. Survivors are still blamed for what they were wearing, or drinking, or their choice of venue, or the company they keep. 2) Its easier to blame one’s self. The … [Read more...]