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9 Places to Move and Connect with Nature in Philadelphia, PA
9 Places to Move and Connect with Nature in Philadelphia, PA by Angela | Mar 11, 2023 | Uncategorized It’s 2023 y’all. Who here enjoys the reflection and intention setting that comes with a new year? Hand raised over here. One of my main intentions in 2023 is to...
How to Survive the Holidays: Tips from 9 Therapists
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…It’s the hap-happiest season of —” Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. This isn’t THAT kind of blog post. We have enough of that toxic holiday cheer going around. We need to know how to get through the dreadful and sad...
What is EMDR therapy?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. In effect, it is a type of psychotherapy that has been studied in depth. As a result, it is shown to be effective in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other adverse life...
EMDR and the Window of Tolerance
Trauma healing is a unique and personal journey. Something that is helpful to understand and get familiar with is the Window of Tolerance, sometimes alternatively called the Window of Resilience. This term was first introduced by Dr. Daniel Siegel in 1999 in his book...
The 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy
When clients come to me looking for EMDR therapy, a part of them is eager to jump right into reprocessing the disturbing memories that they’ve been working so hard to submerge and avoid. Oftentimes clients don’t realize that EMDR therapy has a structured process that...