How Trauma Affects the Brain When a client experiences trauma, it can seem like everything has changed – and to an extent, it has. . . on a neurobiological level. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to heal. So how can neurobiology inform trauma treatment? Imagine, for a moment, that you are in session […]
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How the Nervous System Responds to Trauma
How the Nervous System Responds to Trauma The nervous system’s defense responses can be critical for surviving trauma – but once the threat is gone, they can quickly become maladaptive. So, how can we work with these defenses to help clients heal from trauma? Consider this short example. . . A young girl lives with […]
NICABM Experts – Dan Siegel, MD
NICABM Experts Dan Siegel, MD Dan Siegel, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute. He has also done extensive research focusing on attachment theory and child development. Dan coined the term “mindsight” to describe the human capacity to perceive the mind, […]
Feeling Stuck During the Pandemic: Specific Questions to Help Your Clients
You might have a client who is feeling “stuck” and beginning to despair as the pandemic drags on. And it can be difficult for them to see hope for the future when they feel bogged down in the present. So in the video below, Lynn Lyons, LICSW, shares how she’s working with clients who feel […]
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