Soul Craft Counseling Blog

EMDR has become a bit of a "buzz word" in media and in the realm of trauma processing, but I rarely see the conversation move to a discussion about when to utilize it. Not everyone needs EMDR when they're re-processing adverse experiences, but it's helpful to look out for signs that might tell us that we need an additional modality on board in our pursuit of recovery. Here are 5 signs that might tell us it's time to pursue Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Talki

As a trauma therapist, these are the 6 books that changed the way I view trauma recovery, and the way in which I navigate care for my clients as a therapist. I deeply respect each of the voices that crafted these books, and often weave the way they have impacted me through my work with trauma, the body, and relationship. I also think these books can be wonderful support for if you are a client wanting to further explore and understand your healing trajectory in-between your t

For my clients looking to trauma process, especially those with medical or health trauma, they typically don’t ask “how” or “why” EMDR works. They've often already heard about EMDR as an effective trauma processing tool, and they're curious. Their primary question is often what EMDR looks like and feels like when we're doing it.

As a trauma therapist that specializes in complex chronic illness, many of the clients that reach out to me have tried what we often label as "brain retraining programs". DNRS, or Dynamic Neural Retraining System, and programs like Primal Trust focus on rewiring the limbic system to interrupt its threat detection loop that it's stuck in. They work off of the premise of neuroplasticity, and use tools like positive affirmation, positive visualization and behavioral modification

Polyvagal Theory helps us explain the ways in which trauma can impact the nervous system, and cause hyper-sensitivity, hypervigilance, "people pleasing", profound anxiety or chronic tension and pain.