What Are Some of the Side Effects of EMDR?
EMDR can be a powerful therapy to process your trauma and help you get more out of your life. Unfortunately, there are side effects that can happen. Fortunately, these side effects are usually mild and…
What is Somatic Tracking
Somatic Tracking is the primary therapeutic technique in Pain Reprocessing Therapy. It can be an effective tool for reducing nociplastic pain. It is a brain retraining technique that can be used with other therapeutic techniques.…
What is Self-Compassion
Self-compassion can be a powerful tool that can help you cope with trauma, chronic pain and other conditions. Although it can be helpful, it can be a struggle for some people, like those with childhood…
The Damaging Consequences of Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse can have devastating consequences for the victim. Unfortunately, the damage continues after the emotional abuse is over. There are ways to counteract and heal the damage done by emotional abuse. What is Emotional…
How You Survived: Defense Mechanisms
We have defense mechanisms to protect ourselves. They are often instinctive actions that are in response to perceived threat or inadequacy, and you use them to reduce the distress and anxiety you feel. Unfortunately, with…
How You Survived: Innate Stress Responses
We have innate stress responses to protect ourselves. They come automatically with no conscious control by us. Unfortunately, with trauma and chronic stressful situations, these once adaptive things can become maladaptive and interfere with our…
How Abusive Parents Use “Honour Your Parents” Against You
I have strived to write this blog post from a biblical perspective as part of a series on Spiritual Abuse supporting my Christian Therapy practice. Unfortunately, people with abusive parents often face additional spiritual abuse…
Why CBT Can Trigger Complex PTSD or Emotional Neglect
People with complex PTSD and histories of emotional neglect often find Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) triggering. When they are trying to heal, they are faced with something that is supposed to be healing that is…
What is Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse (also called psychological abuse) is a pattern of using emotions, words, and behaviours to control, manipulate, and hurt another person. It can leave long-term devastating consequences on a person’s mental well-being. However, there…
What is Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual abuse is when someone uses spirituality to manipulate or control others. It can come with great harm to the victim. However, there are ways to heal from the wounds of spiritual abuse. What is…