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EMDR Therapy and Dissociative Disorders
EMDR has been popularized due its success with PTSD patients – yet, it also has proven successes treating patients with Dissociative Disorder.
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week
In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we're bringing you these resources.
In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we're bringing you these resources.
10 Books to Celebrate Educators During Teacher Appreciation Week
Celebrate the teachers in your life by giving them books they will enjoy both inside and outside the classroom.
Join PESI Publishing in celebrating educators with this list of 10 books that teachers are sure to enjoy both inside and outside the classroom.
What is Medical Trauma?
Definition & special considerations from a medical trauma expert
The impacts of medical trauma are as broad as they are misunderstood. Medical trauma expert Dr. Sacha McBain provides an overview of how a medical crisis can lead to a unique presentation of PTSD.
Havening for Kids: 2 Powerful Stress-Busting Tools
Advice and video demonstration from Dr. Kate Truitt
Whether they're experiencing hyperarousal or hypoarousal, kids often need the help of a caregiver to return to a more calm, alert state. Dr. Kate Truitt shares two simple but effective techniques to help kids cope with stress and stay regulated.
Introducing the Havening Touch: The Neurobiological Superpower We Hold in Our Hands
Discover a way to create new pathways to sustainable change in your clients' lives
The havening touch is an evidence-based tool that works to shift the way the brain is functioning, decreasing feelings of stress and increasing feelings of safety. Discover the science behind this simple but revolutionary technique!
8 Ways Non-Prescribers Can Promote Medication Success
Simple Strategies for Any Mental Health Professional
As a non-prescriber, you may be wondering how to ethically discuss medication with your clients. Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP, shares eight ways mental health professionals can help clients succeed while staying within the scope of their practice.
Re-Thinking Borderline Personality Disorder
Janina Fisher, PhD, shares 6 key insights
A trauma perspective opens up new ways of working with clients with BPD, helping us understand their challenging behaviors as consequences of being traumatized and fragmented. Janina Fisher shares her clinical wisdom and insight on reaching these clients.
Reduce Anxiety with Self-Havening Touch & Breathwork
A powerful partnership for calming the brain and body
Havening Techniques are a new suite of neuroscience-based interventions designed for fast and effective treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and other fear-based disorders such as anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias. Dr. Kate Truitt demonstrates a simple but powerful exercise that clients can use whenever they are experiencing distress.
How to Become a Certified EMDR Therapist
Considering becoming an EMDR certified therapist? Learn what a therapist does in EMDR, as well as the criteria to become certified today from our guide.