Left untreated, childhood trauma can reverberate through adult relationships and make it difficult for your client to get close to other people. But Terry Real, MSW, LICSW has a way of thinking about the psyche that can help clients understand the aftereffects of trauma . . . . . . and help practitioners retarget their […]
[Infographic] How to Differentiate Between the Freeze and Shutdown Trauma Responses
The freeze and shutdown responses to trauma can resemble each other . . . . . . but they are very different in terms of what’s happening in your client’s brain, body, and nervous system. And that means they require different grounding strategies as well. In this infographic, we lay out some key cues to […]
[Infographic] Working with Structural Dissociation
One challenge of working with trauma is when a patient’s dissociated “parts” are operating independently . . . . . . or worse, they’re at odds with each other. This can be very distressing for the patient (and lead to a dysregulated nervous system). But the Structural Dissociation Model developed by Kathy Steele, MN, CS, […]
How to Keep Relationships Strong While Social Distancing
What can help clients keep their relationships strong even when they can’t get together with people they care about? Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT has several strategies for fending off loneliness and building relationships during the pandemic. Have a listen. The pandemic poses a lot of new challenges for relationships. But with some creativity, […]
Why Do We Sing Together During Quarantine?
Why are we all singing together during quarantine? Whether it’s balcony singing in Italy or Zoom “choirs” on YouTube, group singing has become extremely popular. So why might that be? Well, Bessel van der Kolk, MD has an idea. Have a listen. If you’d like to hear more from Bessel on how […]