2020
December 29, 2020 Dearest friends and family, (So sorry about the small text! I can’t see how to increase it.) What a year of highs and lows! One of the Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Dana Terrell
Love of Democracy
December 29, 2020 Dear Loved Ones, Thank you for your interest in my passionate letter in support of democracy. In my 2019 letter (which I actually sent Continue Reading →
Colette Lord, PhD Offers EMDR Therapy in Del Mar
Colette is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist Specialties: Complex PTSD, Attachment/Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, LGBTQIA+, Transgender/Non-Binary, Childhood Abuse/Neglect, Depression, Anxiety, Rape, Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders. Offering: Weekend and Evening Hours, and Daytime Hours. Continue Reading →
iBE research: Going Deeper
by Dana Elken Terrell, LCSW, EAC These are outtakes from Chapter 2 of “When I Do Relationships SO RIGHT How Do They Go SO WRONG” that were considered too detailed Continue Reading →
iBE Lighten Workshop — A Complete Boost for Relationships — Schedule
Friday Prep Night See Location* Friday evening gives you an introduction to Bowen Continue Reading →
iBE: Healing Relationships with iBE — Day 2 Schedule
Day 2: For Me, My Relationships and Generations to Come Healing 2 Types of Past Stressful Relationship Patterns: The morning offers you comprehensive healing of the triangle pattern. This means Continue Reading →
iBE Story: How Bowen and EMDR Brought an Adoptee a Breakthrough
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC A “pioneer” attended my very first iBE Group A woman in her 50’s participated in my very first offering of the comprehensive Integrative Bowen and EMDR Continue Reading →
iBE: Healing Relationships with iBE – Day 1 Schedule
Day 1: Saturday Healing 4 Types of Past Stressful Relationship Patterns: The morning offers you comprehensive healing of the conflict pattern. Conflict includes criticism, blame, fighting. It often refers to our Continue Reading →
iBE Workshop San Diego
FREE Introduction and Introspection Evening in San Diego Friday, January 27, 2017 3537 Boundary Street, San Diego, CA 92104 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM Healing Relationship Wounds Workshop New Possibilities Continue Reading →
iBE Workshop in Berkeley
FREE Introduction and Introspection Evening in Berkeley Friday, January 13, 2017 Location to be announced 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM Healing Relationship Wounds New Possibilities for Strength and Support Continue Reading →
Healing Relationships with iBE Therapy
Integrated Bowen and EMDR (iBE) Therapy is a individual and/or group protocol developed and researched by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC. Since 1997 Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC brought her decades of Continue Reading →
ACES Assessment
To assess the ACES score of your client is a good way to understand the breadth of their difficult experiences and the statistical risk for chronic health issues. Higher ACES Continue Reading →
Consultation for Effective EMDR Therapy
From Half-Baked to Beautiful Cakes: The Value of Consultation for Effective EMDR Therapy by Susie Morgan, LMFT, EAC EMDR Therapy is the most powerful approach to resolving the trauma of Continue Reading →
Diana Neuner, LMFT specializes in EMDR Therapy 92121
Diana is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist. Specialties: Trauma Recovery, PTSD, Anxiety, Fear, Anger, Phobia, Stress, Sleep Issues, Depression, Grief and Loss, Domestic Violence, Abuse Serving: Adults Languanges: English Modalities: EMDR Therapy Continue Reading →
Loretta Lowery, LCSW specializes in EMDR Therapy 92110 in Old Town, San Diego
Loretta is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist. Specialties: Depression, Anxiety & Fears, PTSD, Stress Management, Workplace Issues, Life Transitions, Grief and Loss, Relationship Issues, LGBT Issues, Self-esteem, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Continue Reading →
Dropping out of PTSD Therapy Can Lead to Suicide by Vets
Suicide by vets, once they return back home from combat, or even years later, is a very disturbing reality most of us are aware of. The current rate of suicide Continue Reading →
Advanced EMDR Trainings Offered in Arizona
Laurie Tetreault, is sponsoring exciting Advanced EMDR Trainings. These are open to all therapists who have completed a Basic EMDR Training approved by EMDRIA. Please review for those that best Continue Reading →
Counting Blessings: 9/3/15
In all the hubbub recently, I don’t know if we shared the joyous news: Jacob proposed to Lauren on August 23 and she accepted! The photo above was posted to Facebook Continue Reading →
Older, Wiser and Healthier!
by Dana (Note at the end: a request for Assistance on Monday and Tuesday for available folks in SD) There are many routes to that goal.Our route just got very Continue Reading →
How Geothermal Stress can Impact Physical and Emotional Illness or Cancer
Geothermal stress is introduced in my article, “Cancer Prevention Tips – Preventing the Trauma of Cancer” To see an introduction, please scan to the dowsing section of the article I have Continue Reading →
Gar Hildenbrand, Better Cancer Treatment Advocate
International CA specialist: Gar Hildenbrand is an epidemiologist, methodologist, and Advocate for better cancer treatment.He practices San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico. Gar’s email: ghildenbrand@earthlink.net Gar Hildenbrand is fascinated with Continue Reading →
Reducing Cancer Trauma – Cancer Treatment Tips
Learning from Cancer Specialists, Cancer Patients and Cancer Survivors for Improved Treatment Options NOTE: Please read my report on 2015 research demonstrating that the EMDR Group Treatment Protocol can Continue Reading →
Preventing Cancer Trauma – Cancer Prevention Tips
Preventing Cancer Trauma by Learning from Cancer Specialists, Cancer Patients and Cancer Survivors for Improved Treatment Options By Dana Terrell Preventing cancer trauma is easier than treating cancer and PTSD. Cancer Continue Reading →
Cancer and PTSD — Minimizing the Trauma
Cancer Can Cause Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Did You Ever Consider That? EMDR Integrative Group Therapy Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) is proven to help patients with Cancer and PTSD to overcome Continue Reading →
Alynn McManus Offers EMDR Therapy in St. Louis, MO
Alynn Schmitt McManus, LCSW is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Psychotherapist, and Specializes in EMDR Therapy in St. Louis, MO. Modalities: EMDR Therapy, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Serving: Adults (individuals, families) Continue Reading →
Visualization: Proven to Help Heal Cancer
Visualization to heal cancer is a form of prayer or affirmation. It is a fun form because it engages your own creativity. Visualization has been proven to help heal cancer. Continue Reading →
Kalpana Murthy, MBA, MS, LPC Offers EMDR Therapy in Atlanta
Kalpana Murthy specializes in EMDR Therapy in Atlanta. She is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist. Modalities: EMDR Therapy in Atlanta, EMDR Recent Event Protocol, Counseling, Career Coaching Serving: Adults Insurance: Out-of-Network Provider, Clients Continue Reading →
Kathy Carlson, MFT Offers EMDR Therapy in the San Francisco Bay Area
Kathy specializes in EMDR Therapy, Telehealth only, in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist. Specialties: EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist, Adult Survivors of Abuse/Neglect, PTSD/Trauma, Anxiety, Continue Reading →
Story of the Butterfly Hug
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Photo Above: San Diego Trauma Recovery Network Training by Dr. Jarero: the Butterfly Hug Story of the Butterfly Hug I love to hear the stories Continue Reading →
Brooke Axtell: Survivor of Domestic Violence
Encouraging Domestic Violence Victims to Find Safety and Healing AND Become Domestic Violence Survivors NOTE: To see Brooke’s video, please link here A beautiful young woman named Brooke met a charismatic, Continue Reading →
Hope in a Nutshell: EMDR Therapy
EMDR Therapy is a comprehensive therapy approach, useful for overcoming stressful experiences of all kinds — even deeply embedded memories or traumas, which can be the basis of your depression, Continue Reading →
Bowen Theory Made Ridiculously Simple
To print the two page brochure, print one page first and the second page on the reverse side. BowenCover BowenSummary.inside This summary is my attempt to share 35 years Continue Reading →
Intensive EMDR Therapy FAQs
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC (click on link to find Dana’s Profile Page) NOTE: Thank you to Sandra Paulsen, PhD and Katie O’Shea, MFT for their outstanding EMDR Therapy Early Trauma Continue Reading →
Pain Management in San Mateo Through EMDR Therapy
by Moby Coquillard, LMFT in San Mateo, CA Pain Management is an achievable goal. Chronic pain can be very debilitating and depressing for anyone who suffers from it. Activities Continue Reading →
Enhance Your Expertise: Become a Certified EMDR Therapist
Become an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist! 1. How can you enhance your expertise and confidence? Most of us find that practicing the comprehensive EMDR Protocol requires a learning curve, because there Continue Reading →
EMDR Therapist Directory Testimonials
Testimonials about our EMDR Therapist Directory We just upgraded our EMDR Therapist Directory called ComprehensiveTherapyApproach.com. See how it is being received! “I like the layout and how colorful and appealing the Continue Reading →
EMDR Therapy Going Viral
EMDR Therapy: in the Running for Going “Viral” How Can I help? by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC September 7, 2014: As you know, YouTube records how many people have viewed Continue Reading →
EMDR Therapist Directory
Use the search engine below to search by any of the options listed. All Therapists listed on this website are EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapists — the highest standard of any EMDR Continue Reading →
Issues EMDR Therapy Can Help
Issues are the concerns that bring you to therapy. What issues can EMDR therapy help? Click on your issue to see how EMDR can help you. Addictions Anxiety Therapy Chronic Continue Reading →
Depression or Bipolar–EMDR Therapy Brings Hope
Approaching Depression or Bipolar Disorder with EMDR. What is EMDR Therapy like for treating Depression or Bipolar Disorder? Depression or Bipolar Disorder are not simple things, or you could have Continue Reading →
Learn More about EMDR Therapy
Learn More about EMDR Therapy excerpts from Getting Past Your Past, by Francine Shapiro, PhD: “Why would a beautiful, intelligent woman keep picking the wrong men, throw herself on Continue Reading →
ACES: Adverse Life Experiences and Your Health
What Your Health Care Providers Should Know about ACES By Dana Terrell, LCSW How could adverse life experiences impact your health? How could your health care providers play a more significant Continue Reading →
Panic Attack Therapy – Panic Disorder Treatment Near Mission Valley, Hillcrest, North Park
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Do you need help for Panic Attacks? Are these Symptoms of Panic Attacks/Panic Disorder Familiar to You? Heart palpitations or heart pounding Feeling dizzy, faint Continue Reading →
Anxiety or Panic Attack Symptoms can be frightening. Proven EMDR therapy can help.
Often doctors prescribe benzodiazephines or SSRI antidepressants for Panic disorder. A Significant number of people taking these medications find the side-effects unacceptable. And, over a 5 year longitudinal study, the Continue Reading →
Camp Pendleton Military Spouses dealing with deployment & transition upon return
Are you a military spouse who deals with the special challenge of deployments and returns home after deployment? Nearby you have a caring EMDR therapist with a lot of experience Continue Reading →
Intro to Somatic Experience (SE) in San Diego (El Cajon)
An exciting 3 hour introduction to Somatic Experiencing as developed by Peter Levine, PhD, bestselling author of the book, “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma” will be held Friday, March 28, Continue Reading →
CJ (Carol) Cole, Psy.D., On Sabbatical, starting 02.01.22, for a few months.
CJ (Carol) Cole is a Fountain Valley Counselor specializing in Trauma, Dissociation, Night Terrors, Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders and more… Continue Reading →
Anxiety Therapy
Approaching ANXIETY – Finding Hope Through EMDR Therapy What is Anxiety Therapy? All people experience anxiety, fear and stress. Fear and anxiety help us know there may be danger. These Continue Reading →
Parents of Special Needs Children in San Diego
Special Needs Children Have Parents with Needs, too by Nancy Deutsch, LCSW Special Needs Children may have been born premature, or diagnosed with a medical condition or disability. Sometimes it is Continue Reading →
Chronic Illness
Approaching CHRONIC ILLNESS – Find Hope Through EMDR Chronic Illness can cause frustration, pain, discomfort, and fatigue, and can interfere with your goals and daily life in countless ways. Chronic Continue Reading →
PTSD: EMDR Therapy Brings Hope
Approaching PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD is a syndrome, a hodge-podge of symptoms, listed below. They can be so intense, a person feels crazy. Or they can settle into Continue Reading →
Depression and Bipolar Depression
Approaching Depression: Major and Bipolar–EMDR Therapy Brings Hope to Stress-related Depression Recent evidence by neuroscientists indicate that depression is caused by stressful events that cause micro-injuries in the brain. Continue Reading →
Relationships
Approaching RELATIONSHIPS– How EMDR Therapy Gives Hope Relationships can be a two-edged sword. A sword is simply a tool that can be used for good or ill. On the one hand, Continue Reading →
Phobia
Approaching PHOBIAS — Find Hope Through EMDR There are two kinds of phobias: Simple phobia (of an object such as a spider, snake, dog, elevator, etc.) Process Phobia (of an activity such Continue Reading →
Chronic Pain
Approaching CHRONIC PAIN, and Phantom Limb Pain – Find Hope Through EMDR Sometimes pain seems to have no useful purpose. It is not telling us the very useful message: “I’m Continue Reading →
Addiction Counseling
Approaching Addictions– EMDR Therapy Brings Hope What is addiction counseling in EMDR Therapy? Addiction can be to substances (alcohol or drugs) or behaviors. Either way, they take a person’s life Continue Reading →
Military PTSD Treatment Should Be Expanded
For years the Department of Defense and the Veterans’s Administration have both approved EMDR Therapy for the treatment of military PTSD and PTSD of Vets. The strange thing is, they do Continue Reading →
Robert Tinker, PhD Offers EMDR Therapy in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs CO, 80903 Psychologist specializing in EMDR Therapy & Training. He is Senior Author with S. Wilson, PhD of “Through the Eyes of a Child, EMDR with Children”. Therapists may purchase a DVD by Drs. Tinker & Wilson: EMDR with Children. Continue Reading →
Divorce? Offering Hope
Divorce often results from hurt, pain, neglect or ignoring the life of your relationship.All of these can be overcome individually and as a couple. All that is required is a Continue Reading →
Laurie Chapman Offers EMDR Therapy in La Jolla
Del Mar, CA 92014 Counselor (Also has a Coronado office), Specializing in Trauma And PTSD, Grief/Loss, Anxiety or Fears, Athletes and Performance Enhancement, Addictions, EMDR and more. Serving Adolescent and Adult Individuals, Couples and Families. Continue Reading →
Why Forgive?
Why Forgive? by Dana Terrell, LCSW NOTE: To share this article through your email service provider or to create a “Print-friendly” copy, please 1) click on the “Plus Sign” in Continue Reading →
Open Letter re EMDR to NASW Members
Open Letter to NASW Members Dear NASW Members, The Research about EMDR I’d like to share with you what research reveals about EMDR results: EMDR has been shown to overcome Continue Reading →
DBT Skills Classes in East County, San Diego
DBT Skills Classes in East County, San Diego Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:30pm Call Bernadette Talia, LCSW, SEP at 619-438-6150 ABOUT DBT DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, is a treatment Continue Reading →
2013 EMDR Research Review by Adler-Tapia
author: Robbie Adler-Tapia, Ph.D. I. There are more than 30 Randomized Clinical Trials on EMDR including: van der Kolk, B., Spinazzola, J. Blaustein, M., Hopper, J. Hopper, E., Korn, D., Continue Reading →
Christine Johnston Offers EMDR Therapy in San Clemente 92672
San Clemente CA 92672 Therapist specializing in PTSD/ trauma, Military Spouses dealing with deployment & transition upon return, Abuse Survivors, Addictions, Divorce & Grief recovery, Depressive & Anxiety Disorders, Weight Loss issues and more… Continue Reading →
Professional Office Rental Available in San Diego’s East County
Professional Office Rental Available in San Diego’s East County Newly designed and furnished outstanding office spaces available for licensed mental health professionals near the heart of El Cajon at 1234 Continue Reading →
Gurminder Sahasi, PhD Offers EMDR Therapy in Fremont 94536
Fremont CA 94536/ Tri-City Psychologist specializing in PTSD/Trauma, Pain Management, EMDR (EMDRIA-Certified), Anxiety Management, Fears and Phobias, Addictions, Depression, & Cultural Issues. Dr. Sahasi speaks English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu Languages. Continue Reading →
“Overcoming Abuse and Neglect Can Be Done”
I am Proving Abuse and Neglect Can be Overcome by N.G., Ocean Beach Business Woman I want to share the amazing transformation I’ve experienced since working with my EMDR Therapist Continue Reading →
Joan Borysenko on Mind-Body Medicine
Plenary Speech at 2013 EMDRIA Conference in Austin, TX Article by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.(originally a cancer cell biologist and psychologist and now leader of the Continue Reading →
Tribute to Kate Purdy, Friend of EMDR
–a True Goddess (Woman of God), a Hoot, a Dynamic Business Woman/Designer/ Jeweler, and above all, a True Friend by Dana Terrell It has taken time to be able to Continue Reading →
Recommendations given by Dr. Vince Felitti of the Kaiser ACES Study
Article by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC. Note: The author attended the 2013 EMDRIA Conference in Austin, TX where Dr.Vince Felitti was a plenary speaker, presenting to the entire Continue Reading →
Donna Chevalier Offers EMDR Therapy in El Cajon
El Cajon, CA 92020 Counselor specializing in Adoption, Attachment, EMDR, Trauma, PTSD, Animal Assisted Therapy, and Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Neglect. Serving Children, Adolescents and Adults. Continue Reading →
Vanessa Watt, LMFT Offers EMDR Therapy in San Francisco
San Francisco CA 94114 Counselor specializing in PTSD, First Responders, Anxiety and Panic, EMDR, Abuse Survivors, Phobias, Mass Disasters, and Accidents. Serving Adolescents and Adults. Continue Reading →
PTSD — Help in Sacramento CA 95827, 95816, 95481
A breakthrough psychotherapy approach can give you hope in the recovery from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Quality research shows it helps people resolve painful or stressful events, – even Continue Reading →
Kay Simmeth Offers Anxiety Therapy in La Canada Flintridge 91011
Anxiety is distressing. Some people have tried many ways to cope which sadly haven’t worked very well or very long. This can impact your ability to accomplish the passionate goals you Continue Reading →
Why Join EMDRIA?
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC I’ve been a fan and a member of EMDRIA ever since being encouraged to join during my first weekend of EMDR training, back in 1997. Continue Reading →
Paul Agustinovich, PhD, MFT for EMDR Therapy in San Mateo 94401
San Mateo CA 94401 Psychologist specializing in Trauma, PTSD and related Anxiety Disorders, EMDR, Depression, Couples and more… Continue Reading →
Wilma Bass, MFT Offers EMDR Therapy in San Francisco 94114
San Francisco CA 94114 Counselor Specializing in PTSD/Trauma, Relationships, Workplace Critical Incidents, Mass Disasters, Panic, Anxiety, Depression and more. Serving Adults, Couples and Families; Military and Civilian. Continue Reading →
Rena Zahorsky Offers EMDR Therapy in San Jose
San Jose CA 95118 Counselor specializing in PTSD/Trauma, EMDR (EMDRIA Certified AC), Childhood abuse and Neglect, Anxiety and Panic, Depression, Attachment Issues, Recent Trauma, Addictions and more, for Adults, Adolescents and Children Continue Reading →
Explaining Stages of Grief to a Dear Friend
Stages of Grief by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC NOTE: My friend asked about the stages of grief when we met for dinner last night. She preferred getting an email about it, Continue Reading →
Help for Angry Preschooler by Counselor in Friday Harbor WA 98250
A wonderful therapy for children, even young children, helps them return to their naturally healthy selves quite fast. It is called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR. Please read a Continue Reading →
An Angry Preschooler calms thru EMDR Therapy
EMDR Therapy Calms an Angry Preschooler by Bonnie Hendrickson, LMHC Note: This story was shared at an EMDRIA Conference in 2012. Afterwards, many EMDR therapists requested that I write the story Continue Reading →
First Responder Help in Fremont 94538, Tri-City Area
Anne Bisek, PsyD understands first responders and knows how to assist when nightmares or traumatic injuries are getting in the way of living your life. Please use her name below Continue Reading →
Anne Bisek, Psy.D. Offers EMDR Therapy in Fremont/Tri-City
Fremont CA 94538/ Tri-City Psychologist specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Injury, EMDR (EMDRIA-certified), PTSD for First Responders including: firefighters, communications, law enforcement, pre-hospital care personnel, and military veterans. Continue Reading →
PTSD Symptoms — EMDR Therapy or CBT Help
What helps PTSD Symptoms? by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Have you experienced A motor vehicle accident? Violent crime? War combat? A sports injury or fracture? Diagnosis of a serious illness? Continue Reading →
Suicide and PTSD: The Connection, Part 2
Part 2 – of a series on Recognizing, Living with and Resolving Trauma By Jeffrey Smith, LMFT, AC Thinking of suicide leads to many thoughts that are disturbing, scary and risky. It Continue Reading →
Barbara Swain, PhD Offers EMDR Therapy in Prescott
Prescott AZ 86301 Psychologist certified in EMDR and specializing in EMDR for adults who are struggling with trauma, troublesome past experiences or negative beliefs about themselves Continue Reading →
PDF Resources
PDF Resources For EMDR Therapists, EMDR Therapy Friends and Supporters The resources here are designed to be useful resources for you, your colleagues or your clients. They can be used Continue Reading →
PTSD and Suicide: How They are Connected, Part 1
PTSD and Suicide Part 1 – of a series on Recognizing, Living with and Resolving Trauma by Jeffrey Smith, LMFT, EAC Every event we experience directly or indirectly has an Continue Reading →
PTSD Treatment in Los Angeles
Are you experiencing a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not craziness, this is likely to be PTSD, Continue Reading →
Stress, Trauma or PTSD Help in Seattle, Friday Harbor, and Poulsbo
Are you experiencing a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not craziness, this is likely to be PTSD, Continue Reading →
Help in Seattle or Washington State for Depression — Get to the Root of It
Is it time to get at the root of your depression? Are you tired of trying the same methods in the Seattle Area, finding your gains do not last? Please Continue Reading →
Depression Treatment in Sacramento — getting at the root of it
Do you want to get at the root of your depression? Are you tired of trying the same methods in the Sacramento Area, finding your gains do not last? Please Continue Reading →
Help for Depression in San Diego
Karen Wager-Smith, Phd, a neuroscientist researcher of Depression contacted me to let me know what she and her colleague discovered through research. When they stressed lab rats and expected to see Continue Reading →
Temecula Help for Trauma and PTSD, in Riverside County
You or a loved one have experienced trauma. Is there a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not Continue Reading →
Trauma and PTSD Help in Colorado cities of Denver and Colorado Springs
You or a loved one have experienced trauma. Is there a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not Continue Reading →
PTSD Help for Arizonans in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Prescott, Tucson and Chandler
Are you experiencing a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not craziness, this is likely to be PTSD, Continue Reading →
Help for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) in Boston and Eastern Mass.
Are you experiencing a confusing hodge-podge of symptoms? This can make people worry that they are crazy. But be assured this is not craziness, this is likely to be PTSD, Continue Reading →
Post-traumatic Stress or PTSD Help in Sacramento
PTSD can seem to take away your life and your very self. The hodge podge of symptoms can make people feel crazy. However, they are NOT crazy. Their brains are simply Continue Reading →
Couples Therapy, Relationship Help and EMDR Counseling in Auburn
Do you find yourself discouraged and frustrated about an important relationship? You are not alone, and help is available. Merrill Powers, LCSW, EAC is an experienced counselor who can help Continue Reading →
Auburn Help for Combat Veterans with PTSD
Some have the belief you need to learn to live with PTSD. Some live with it simply out of habit. But there IS a therapy that has helped combat veterans Continue Reading →
Social Anxiety Counseling on the S.F. Bay Peninsula
Social Anxiety is no fun. But overcoming it makes room for more options and more confidence in your life. If you live in the Peninsula, in cities such as San Carlos, Continue Reading →
Need more Confidence? Help with Social Anxiety in San Mateo
A wonderful Certified EMDR Therapist in San Mateo is Moby Coquillard, LMFT. He loves to see how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) counseling can help people process the bad Continue Reading →
Moby Coquillard Offers EMDR Therapy in San Mateo
San Mateo CA 94402 Counselor specializing in PTSD, Trauma, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Attachment Issues, Self Esteem, Grief & Loss, Performance Enhancement and more… Continue Reading →
3 Women Abducted in Cleveland: Psychiatrist Josh Weiner Recommends EMDR
Karen Forte, DCSW, LCSW is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Therapist in Bend, Oregon. She shared this note with members of the EMDR International Association and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
Peak Performance Enhancement: EMDR Therapy Brings Hope
Aiming for Peak Performance Enhancement brings Common Concerns: Difficulty staying focused in practice Distraction during performance Fear of failure Fear of success Anxiety before performance Avoidance of going for what Continue Reading →
Criminal Minds: 5/8/13 Episode re the FBI and EMDR
Note: EMDR stands for “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.” The prestigious “Cochrane Review” (of all medical research) recommends that all PTSD sufferers be offered either EMDR or CBT. I got Continue Reading →
Hillcrest Counselor helps with Relationship Issues concerning people of all ages
Kathy J. Gilbert, LCSW (Link) is a Hillcrest-San Diego Counselor specializing in EMDR, Relationship Issues, Bilingual Enlish/Spanish, Depression, Anxiety, Child or Adolescent Treatment, Alzheimer’s, Trauma, PTSD, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD). She is Continue Reading →
Couples Counselor in Walnut Creek Specializing in Relationship Issues
Kathryn Mehler-Clark, MFT (link) of Walnut Creek specializes in Couples and Relationship Issues, EMDR, Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Performance Enhancement, Fears and Phobias, Panic Disorder, and Stress Management. She Continue Reading →
Anxiety Counseling and Counselors in Walnut Creek and Orinda
Anxiety is hard to cope with, though people try to “be strong” and “muscle their way through life” with white knuckles.Many don’t realize that anxiety comes from unresolved anxious experiences Continue Reading →
Stress or PTSD Counseling and Counselors in Walnut Creek and Orinda
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is widely talked about since the Boston Marathon Bombing and the freeing of the young women who were abducted 10 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio. It Continue Reading →
Testimonial: EMDR Therapists in San Francisco Bay Area Can Help Physical Pain
By LC, March 30, 2010 I am a therapist, and of course, I tried many therapies after I was in graduate school, which was 30 years ago.My father died at Continue Reading →
EMDR Counseling in Oakland for Sexual Abuse
You have our deep sympathy for experiencing sexual abuse. EMDR can help with such traumatic experiences and memories, even if they cause flashbacks, nightmares, and the other depressing and confusing Continue Reading →
Counseling for Sexual Abuse or Domestic Abuse in San Francisco
We have therapists in San Francisco who are Certified in EMDR, a trauma therapy recommended for suffers of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by the prestigious Cochran Review of England. People Continue Reading →
Hopes for Trauma Therapy for 3 abducted girls who escaped this week in Cleveland, OH
As a trauma expert, I was contacted today by Miho Nagano, a reporter for a weekly Japanese magazine. She asked thoughtful questions about what life would be like in the Continue Reading →
Marsha Sage Offers EMDR Therapy in Boulder – Not Accepting Clients Now
Denver CO, 80209 Psychologist specializing in EMDR, (EMDRIA AC), trauma, PTSD, anxiety, military clients, addictions, victims of crimes, sexual abuse, dissociation, relationship issues, domestic violence and more… Continue Reading →
The Big Question about the Boston Marathon Bombing: Why?
The Big Question about the Boston Marathon Bombing: Why? by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC There is nothing that justifies violent bombing and killing, other than self-defense of a nation, group Continue Reading →
Preventing PTSD
Preventing PTSD, or How to Make a Quicker Recovery from PTSD — And the Health Problems That Can Often Accompany Stress by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC If you have experienced Continue Reading →
Fruit Salad Trees and Value of Seeking an Expert
Fruit Salad Trees and Value of Seeking an Expert by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Dear Reader, This is one of the longest articles I’ve written for ComprehensiveTherapyApproach.com, because it comes Continue Reading →
Do More than Manage Panic, Treat It with EMDR Therapy
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC A recent share by an EMDR client named Amy who struggled with panic has inspired this article. She gave permission to share her story: I Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Oakland, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Orinda
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Temecula
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo and Fullerton
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Los Angeles, Sierra Madre, La Canada
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Prescott, Scottsdale or Chandler
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Cambridge and Wellesley
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Seattle, Friday Harbor
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in Sacramento, Auburn and Downtown Davis, CA
My San Diego client working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions, which were his “self-medication” for childhood stress and abuse, made this statement yesterday and gave me permission to Continue Reading →
“Fear Doesn’t Sound So Fearful Anymore” Overcome Fear in San Diego, Encinitas, El Cajon and Chula Vista
My San Diego client has been working to overcome his alcohol and sex addictions. These are the ways he “self-medicated” for childhood stress and abuse. He made this “headline” statement Continue Reading →
GAD: Leave Behind Your Worries
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC GAD or General Anxiety Disorder can result in a lifetime of worry. Is uncertainty often intolerable for you, one of your friends or loved ones? Seem Continue Reading →
Worried all your life (it’s called GAD) and want a different future? Try EMDR in Prescott or Scottsdale
Is uncertainty often intolerable for you? Seem to go a bit frantic when trying to solve a problem? Do you believe that worry serves a useful purpose in your life, and Continue Reading →
Life-long worrier? It’s called GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and EMDR can help in Wellesley and Cambridge
Is uncertainty often intolerable for you? Seem to go a bit frantic when trying to solve a problem? Do you believe that worry serves a useful purpose in your life, and Continue Reading →
Worry all your life? It’s called GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and EMDR can help in Sacramento
Is uncertainty often intolerable for you? Seem to go a bit frantic when trying to solve a problem? Do you believe that worry serves a useful purpose in your life, and Continue Reading →
Worrier all your life? It is called GAD or Generalized Anxiety Disorder. See how EMDR can help in San Francisco
Is uncertainty often intolerable for you? Seem to go a bit frantic when trying to solve a problem? Do you believe that worry serves a useful purpose in your life, Continue Reading →
Worrier all your life? It’s called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and EMDR can help you in Seattle and Washington State
Do you have difficulty tolerating uncertainty? Seem to go a bit nuts when trying to solve a problem? Do you believe that worry serves a useful purpose in your life, Continue Reading →
Worrier all your life? It is called Generalized Anxiety Disorder and EMDR can help you in Los Angeles
Initial Research of 4 clients with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) demonstrated that they no longer qualified for the diagnosis of GAD after 15 to 19 sessions of EMDR Therapy. This was Continue Reading →
Helping Your Friends Learn about EMDR — through Facebook
I just posted this to Facebook, and want to share it with you! Feel free to friend me on FB. Hello to new and old Facebook Friends (just discovered a Continue Reading →
Newport Beach, Laguna Beach PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress) Counseling: CBT or EMDR?
Have you had some bad experiences lately in Los Angeles? These can sometimes be weathered without a great deal of fall-out showing up in our lives.Perhaps we have gotten through Continue Reading →
PTSD or Post-traumatic Stress Treatment in Los Angeles: CBT or EMDR?
Have you had some bad experiences lately in Los Angeles? These can sometimes be weathered without a great deal of fall-out showing up in our lives.Perhaps we have gotten through Continue Reading →
PTSD, or Post-traumatic Stress in Sacramento: Seek CBT or EMDR?
Bad experiences can sometimes be weathered without a great deal of fall-out showing up in our lives.Perhaps we have gotten through lots of difficulties, and managed pretty well. Then something Continue Reading →
Kathryn Mehler-Clark offers EMDR Therapy in Walnut Creek, CA
Walnut Creek Counselor specializing in Couples and Relationship Issues, EMDR, Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Performance Enhancement, Fears and Phobias, Panic Disorder, Stress Management and More … Continue Reading →
San Diego EMDR Therapists with FSAP Training
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC The FSAP (Feeling State Addictions Protocol developed and researched by Robert Miller, PhD) for Substance and Behavioral addictions is transforming my work with clients. Continue Reading →
Depression Help: Find Psychologists and Counselors in Sacramento Skilled in treating Depression
Did you know that 75% of first depressions are caused by stress? Though there is a popular notion that depression is genetic, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Continue Reading →
PTSD treatment recommended by the Prestigious Cochran Review: EMDR in Davis, Sacramento and Auburn
PTSD, or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, is a painful condition with so many potential problems that one can feel crazy and out of control. Common symptoms include flashbacks, numb feelings, nightmares, Continue Reading →
Stress Management, PTSD, Trauma can be helped by EMDR in Cambridge, Wellesley, Boston
Feeling stressed? Anxious? Even having flashbacks? Does it seem life is giving you too much crisis, loss, pressure, disappointment or frustration lately? Want to find a way to get off Continue Reading →
Feeling Anxious, Stressed, Overwhelmed in Sacramento?
Feeling overwhelmed? Anxious? Stressed? Life giving you too much crisis, loss, pressure, disappointment or frustration lately? Want to push the “Stop” button? Here are helpful suggestions: Take time off to Continue Reading →
Help in Sierra Madre with Anxiety, Panic or even PTSD
Susan Kluge, LMFT, is a very capable and experienced therapist who can help with Anxiety Disorders such as Panic or PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). She is a Certified EMDR (Eye Continue Reading →
Bruce Lipton, author of “Biology of Belief,” recommends EMDR
When We get Stuck in Dysfunctional Beliefs… Bruce Lipton, in his book “The Biology of Belief”, talks of the importance of shifting your subconscious beliefs about yourself, because the subconscious Continue Reading →
Depression and Fatigue are Epidemic — Seek Counselor in Sacramento Area
An important new finding about depression! Have you heard recent evidence is showing that Depression is not CAUSED by biochemistry? It is caused by a stressful experience, or by stress Continue Reading →
PTSD, Anxiety and Panic Help and Counseling in Sacramento Area, Davis, CA; Auburn, CA
Wouldn’t you like the assurance of a highly experienced therapist who can do more than talk therapy with you? Many people have tried talk therapy for years with therapists that Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Certified EMDR Therapists, Counselors, Psychologists
3 Steps to Take in Los Angeles When Stress Gets Overwhelming Did life in LA get overwhelming? Getting too much crisis, stress, loss, disappointment or frustration lately? Want to find Continue Reading →
Sacramento EMDR Counselor
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an amazing therapy that helps with distressing experiences and the negative thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that can accompany those in the days, Continue Reading →
Stress and Anger Management Help in La Canada/Flintridge
You may know that anger is related to depression. But have you heard recent evidence is showing that Depression is not CAUSED by biochemistry? It is caused by a stressful Continue Reading →
Depression and Fatigue are Epidemic — Seek Counselor in Sierra Madre
An important new finding! Have you heard recent evidence is showing that Depression is not CAUSED by biochemistry? It is caused by a stressful experience, or by stress in childhood Continue Reading →
Counselor for Depression in Cambridge and Boston Area
Did you know recent evidence is showing that Depression is not CAUSED by biochemistry? It is caused by a stressful experience, or by stress in childhood — or adulthood.The stress Continue Reading →
Counselors for Depression in Sacramento Area
Did you know recent evidence is showing that Depression is not CAUSED by biochemistry? It is caused by a stressful experience, or by stress in childhood — or adulthood. The Continue Reading →
Julia Russomanno, LPC, AC offers EMDR Therapy in Gilbert, Mesa
Gilbert AZ 85295 Counselor, close to Mesa, AZ; Specializing in Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Disorders, EMDR, Stress, Self-esteem, Performance Enhancement, Relationship Issues, Life Changes, Purpose and Career (Life Coaching). Continue Reading →
Assisting with the Healing Process at Sandy Hook in Newtown, CT
Our nation still shares in the grief and horror of the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. EMDR is a healing approach proven to help Continue Reading →
Welcoming Patricia Thatcher of Cambridge to EMDR Directory of High Standards
We are very pleased to help people in Cambridge who are seeking EMDR therapy to find a Therapist who is highly qualified. Patricia is not only an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR therapist, Continue Reading →
Laurie Tetreault, LMFT, AC offers EMDR Therapy in Prescott
Prescott AZ 86305 Counselor, certified in EMDR and specializing in PTSD, Christian Counseling, First Responders, Victims of crime, Abuse survivors, EMDR Therapy and Consulting, and Behavioral Addictions. Serving Adolescents and Adults. Continue Reading →
Feeling State Examples
Feelings State Examples for FSAP by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC These samples of the unique feeling states people experienced during some of their most exciting or intense experiences with their Continue Reading →
DBT Group in El Cajon, for people in El Cajon, Lakeside, La Mesa, Alpine and nearby environs
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) has been research-validated to help people with all kinds of emotional chaos and insecurity issues. A DBT group is offered in El Cajon Wednesday 4:30 to Continue Reading →
Anxiety or Fear Therapist and Treatment in Seattle
I’d like to introduce you to a group of caring, competent therapists in Seattle who are Certified in EMDR, a therapy which has been researched to help with intense forms Continue Reading →
EMDR Testimonial: After EMDR therapy for Sexual Assault and Panic..”I’m better at being MYSELF”
After EMDR Therapy in Temecula for Sexual Assault and Panic …I’m better at being MYSELF” Author: BT, reprinted with her permission “I’d thought that I had everything under control, “I’d Continue Reading →
“EMDR is Doing So Much to Help the World”
by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC This is a quote of a friend of mine — not an EMDR therapist. So, Let us do a little to help EMDR each Continue Reading →
Bad Breakup and/or Betrayal by Affair = Trauma in LA and Los Angeles County
Betrayal hurts deeply. It cuts to the core, as if our heart has been stabbed with a knife. It shakes-up our sense of trust, not only in others, but in Continue Reading →
Help for Overwhelming Grief and Loss in Los Angeles
Have you experienced a terrible loss that is sudden and unexpected, such as loss of a child, a spouse, a relative or friend? Or is it the very different loss Continue Reading →
Overwhelming, Traumatic Grief Can Be Intolerable — Get Help with EMDR in Sacramento
Loss that is sudden and unexpected, such as loss of a child, a spouse, a relative or friend, or even the very different loss of a marriage due to betrayal, Continue Reading →
Recent Community Tragedies and Disasters: EMDR Can Help
Thank you to Katy Murray, LICSW, BCD for sharing the information and resources below: The EMDR Research Foundation has posted Translating Research Into Practice Links for a number of articles Continue Reading →
Severe Anxiety and Depression: How EMDR Therapy Helps — EMDR Blog Post
by Dana Littleford Severe Anxiety and Depression is NO FUN “…EMDR therapy. It’s a therapy now widely accepted as being the most effective for trauma, which can cause everything from Continue Reading →
Shots Fired! Officer Down
Recovering from the After Effects of Traumatic Stress by Sara Gilman, LMFT, EAC When there is an officer down, it impacts a police department, many family members and an entire Continue Reading →
Is Stress at the Root of Depression? “Yes,” say Neuroscientists
Karen Wager-Smith, PhD and her colleague, Athina Markou of UCSD conducted a thorough review of the literature. It was published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 35 (2011) 742-764. They report Continue Reading →
Grateful for the EMDR Recent Event Protocol
Grateful for the EMDR Recent Event Protocol by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC Dad On Saturday, July 21 I had the privilege to offer EMDR to our dear father when Continue Reading →
Take EMDR to the Tipping Point
By Dana Terrell, LCSW, AC Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point1 explains that when a virus, a fad, or the spread of new knowledge, reaches the point that Continue Reading →
J. Patricia Thatcher, LICSW, AC offers EMDR Therapy in Cambridge, MA 02140
Cambridge MA 02140 Counselor Specializing in Trauma, PTSD, EMDR Therapy and Consulting, Stress Management, Weight Issues, Overeating, Performance Coaching and more, for individual Adults, Adolescents, Children, Couples, Families and Groups Continue Reading →
Friday Harbor Counselor with Many Talents helps those with Anxiety, Stress
I had the pleasure to meet Bonnie Hendrickson at the EMDR International Association conference in Washington, DC this past October. She is a dedicated, compassionate, very knowledgeable person — very Continue Reading →
El Cajon DBT Skills Training Classes
El Cajon DBT Skills Training Classes by EMDR Therapist Bernadette Talia, LCSW, SEP Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 pm I have had the pleasure of teaching DBT Skills Continue Reading →
Jean Ghanem-Ybarra, PsyD offers EMDR Therapy in Temecula
Jean Ghanem-Ybarra is a Temecula Psychologist specializing in Anxiety, Trauma/PTSD, Therapist Issues/Self Growth, Panic, Stage of Life, Parent/Child Relational Issues (esp. mother/daugher issues), Personal Growth and more… Continue Reading →
Help in Spokane Valley for Addictions (substance abuse or behavioral addictions)
Barbara Briscoe, BSN, MA, LMHC is an EMDR Therapist in Spokane Valley Is your addiction interfering with your goals in life? Barbara Briscoe works with adults whose Substance abuse (such Continue Reading →
EMDR Early Trauma Protocol in Sacramento Area
EMDR Early Trauma Protocol and Practitioners in the Sacramento Area by Dana Terrell, LCSW, EAC NOTE: To share this article through your email service provider or to create a Continue Reading →