Mindfulness can have a lot of benefits but with our busy lifestyles, it can be a hard skill to practice. Often we find ourselves doing several things at once — cooking dinner while watching the news and helping the kids with their homework. We are always engaged on some sort of device, or so it … [Read more...]
What is EMDR and How Can it Help?
You may have never heard of EMDR therapy before, or maybe you have heard of it but aren’t sure exactly what it entails. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a type of therapy that involves helping the brain to reprocess trapped memories, typically those related to … [Read more...]
What is DBT and How Can it Help?
Do you frequently feel consumed by strong feelings of sadness, depression, anxiety, fear, or other emotions? Do these feelings consume your days and make it hard to focus on much else? Do you wish you could do something about them? Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, might be the answer you are … [Read more...]
What is ACT and How Can it Help?
What if you could allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling, even if it is negative? Rather than trying to control your emotions, what if you could accept them for what they are? That is the basis for ACT—Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This type of therapy encourages people to … [Read more...]