You may find it frustrating when you do something that is recommended or are told that it will help you and it doesn’t work for you. There are things that therapists sometimes do that can play into this. As well as barriers that may be within you that interfere with the techniques being ineffective. SoContinue reading “Why the Psychological Techniques May Not Be Working for You?”
Author Archives: Leona Westra
What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy?
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a therapeutic modality based on chronic pain and neuroscience research. It is a system of psychological techniques that retrain the brain away from threat causing pain towards a better sense of safety. There is a strong research study that supports its use for neuroplastic pain. What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy? PainContinue reading “What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy?”
What is Neuroplastic Pain and is it Treatable?
Neuroplastic pain is one of three main types of pain. It is the main type of pain behind chronic pain. It is just as real as the types of pain that are more based on structural issues, such as nerve damage or broken bones. There are ways to figure out if the pain is neuroplasticContinue reading “What is Neuroplastic Pain and is it Treatable?”
My Approach to Grief Therapy
Grief can be very challenging, confusing and distressing for you to deal with. Grief therapy can help you process that grief. Furthermore, grief is not something that completely resolves, but something that you come to terms with. The pain and suffering usually starts to lessen over time with moments of grief that come up whenContinue reading “My Approach to Grief Therapy”
How Can a Therapist Help Improve Your Sleep?
There are several ways that counselling help you improve your sleep. Therapists often know the background to why certain items are listed on sleep hygiene lists and help you figure out how to use them to get you a better sleeping pattern. Some of the things listed on sleep hygiene lists are not practical forContinue reading “How Can a Therapist Help Improve Your Sleep?”
What is the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)?
What is Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)? The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based listening therapy designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, behavioural state regulation, and social engagement behaviours through filtered music. As a practical application of Polyvagal Theory, the Safe and Sound Protocol acts as a non-invasive, acoustic vagalContinue reading “What is the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)?”
What is Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal theory is based on the influence of the vagus nerve on different physiological (body) processes as well as psychological states. It also describes how there can be nervous system dysregulation and the process to gain more regulation in the nervous system. The Vagus Nerve The Vagus Nerve is the longest cranial nerve in theContinue reading “What is Polyvagal Theory”
How Do You Tell If Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated?
A person’s nervous system generally spends most of the time with the parasympathetic (ventral vagal) nervous system activated to bring the nervous system to a calm state. When a person faces an emergency situation or crisis their sympathetic nervous system gets activated and after the crisis is over, the parasympathetic (Ventral vagal) nervous system bringsContinue reading “How Do You Tell If Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated?”
The Benefits of Virtual Therapy
There are many benefits of virtual therapy, but also some drawbacks. Both virtual therapy and in-person therapy have been found to have similar rates of effectiveness in studies that compared them for the same type of therapy. It is important to figure out what works best for you rather than just relying on what theContinue reading “The Benefits of Virtual Therapy”
The Benefits of Trauma Counselling
There are a number of benefits that trauma counselling, also known as trauma therapy, can bring to your life. It can help you understand why you are reacting in the way you are. It can help you gain more control over your life. Trauma Counselling can help you find yourself or get back to whoContinue reading “The Benefits of Trauma Counselling”