Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)

Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)

C-PTSD Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is a condition that can develop in individuals who have experienced prolonged and repeated trauma, such as childhood abuse or neglect, domestic violence, or captivity. It is characterized by a range of symptoms, including emotional...
Brief Resets and Unplugging from Work

Brief Resets and Unplugging from Work

Palm Springs This last week I took off 3 days from work and traveled with my family to Palm Springs California.  My husband and his family are huge Oklahoma University fans and they follow women’s softball.  My almost 90-year-old father-in-law keeps handwritten stats...
Women’s Shame With Sexuality

Women’s Shame With Sexuality

A common issue among many women seeking therapy is their concerns about intimacy and or changes in, or lack of libido.  Some women are young and just struggling with their own insecurities and or feelings of shame around their sexuality, desires, and or individual...
The Power of Training and Learning

The Power of Training and Learning

Downtown Chicago I’m writing this blog as I sit in Chicago Midway airport after a week-long EMDR training with therapists who primarily work in downtown Chicago, inner-city work, with distressed urban areas of concentrated poverty and low income.  We brought an...
When You Are Not At Fault

When You Are Not At Fault

It’s My Fault It’s My Fault is a very common negative cognition that so many of my clients carry the burden of.  Often these individuals assume things are their fault even if everything inside them questions the validity of this.  Individuals who are quick to assume...