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GoodTherapy.org Team Members Take Steps to Support PTSD Awareness July 3, 2017 . No Comments
At GoodTherapy.org, we consider it a privilege to support efforts to increase awareness related to a variety of mental health issues. Like many of the members in our therapist directory, ... Read More
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When Trauma Won’t Quit: Understanding Complex Posttraumatic Stress June 28, 2017 . 28 Comments
The current accepted diagnosis for experiencing a single traumatic life event is posttraumatic stress (PTSD). In diagnosing posttraumatic stress, clinicians must see that the person experienced ... Read More
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How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Helps with Posttraumatic Stress June 22, 2017 . 8 Comments
“As courage imperils life, fear protects it.” —Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci’s sentiment might not sound helpful to you. It doesn’t to me. In my view, courage expands life and fear ... Read More
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Breaking the Silence: 5 Ways to Support Survivors of Sexual Violence June 19, 2017 . 12 Comments
June is recognized as National PTSD Awareness Month. One of the populations most at risk for developing posttraumatic stress are survivors of sexual assault. In fact, sexual assault is ... Read More
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Mental Health Aftereffects of Orlando Massacre, and Other News June 16, 2017 . 5 Comments
Monday marked a year since 49 people were shot and killed at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. For survivors and first responders, the aftereffects of the shooting continue. Florida ranks among ... Read More
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The Hidden Trauma of Parenting: Caring in Contrast to Your Past June 8, 2017 . 4 Comments
In an April 2017 op-ed piece in The New York Times, Michelle Stevens explains her decision to allow her 9-year-old son to have more autonomy and responsibility than may be fashionable. ... Read More
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EMDR Theory and Trauma: The Strange, the Familiar, and the Forgotten June 8, 2017 . 29 Comments
“Memory is not a recording of an ‘image’ or a ‘trace’ but part of the process of knowing and understanding.” —Rosenfield, 1992; p.18 There are polarizing beliefs when it comes ... Read More
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The Vicious Cycle of Posttraumatic Stress: 4 Cornerstones of PTSD June 7, 2017 . 8 Comments
Although posttraumatic stress (PTSD) tends to be the issue that most often comes to mind when we consider trauma, there are a number of other responses, including depression, anxiety, substance ... Read More
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Psychotherapy for Your Body: The Role of Somatic Psychology Today June 5, 2017 . 3 Comments
A racing heart and a roiling stomach. Panic attacks, nightmares, or fatigue. The body has myriad ways to manifest the many faces of trauma and fear. And for many people, getting help to ... Read More
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Alcohol and Trauma: Drinking as a Way to Cope with the Past June 2, 2017 . 11 Comments
Did you know one of the main predictors for having a substance use disorder is experiencing trauma? A quick internet search yields many definitions of trauma. I think the simplest definition ... Read More
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Poor Mental Health Common Among Dismissed Soldiers, and Other News May 19, 2017 . 2 Comments
Many soldiers dismissed from the military have a mental health condition, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report found that more than 3 in 5 soldiers ... Read More
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Therapy Isn’t Helping. Is My Therapist Stringing Me Along? April 28, 2017 . 12 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am hoping you can give me an honest answer here. I have been seeing a therapist for nearly three years now and I just don’t feel like it’s working for ... Read More