Descriptions of my therapeutic approaches
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) is a skills-based mind-body approach. It focuses on the biological/natural ways that the human body responds to stress, threats and traumas. Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system rather than pathology or mental weakness. TRM trained therapists will help you learn the skills to manage your intense physical and emotional states. Clients often report a renewed sense of hope and wholeness.
The Department of Defense named TRM a promising practice in a white paper to congress that was published in March of 2011. It has also been cited in the newest edition of The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn Schiraldi. It is one of the methods referred to as Limbic System Therapy, and more commonly referred as Body-Based or Somatic Therapy. (No physical touch is involved in working with me.)
To learn about the skills taught in therapy, please visit http://communityresiliencymodel.com/community-resiliency-model-crm/ or download the free app iChill from http://traumaresourceinstitute.com/ichill-3/ Community Resiliency Model (CRM) is a part of Trauma Resiliency Model.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy designed to reduce trauma-related stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to improve overall mental health functioning. EMDR meets the requirements for and listed in The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a U.S. government agency. http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=199
For more information on EMDR please visit http://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
Mindfulness
Nearly all of us go through our life in "Auto-pilot" mode. Mindfulness is the opposite of auto-pilot. It is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. The benefits of mindfulness include better decision-making skills, increased kindness to yourself and others, and lowered anxiety, just to name a few. Mindfulness is a skill that can be learned.
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) is a skills-based mind-body approach. It focuses on the biological/natural ways that the human body responds to stress, threats and traumas. Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system rather than pathology or mental weakness. TRM trained therapists will help you learn the skills to manage your intense physical and emotional states. Clients often report a renewed sense of hope and wholeness.
The Department of Defense named TRM a promising practice in a white paper to congress that was published in March of 2011. It has also been cited in the newest edition of The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn Schiraldi. It is one of the methods referred to as Limbic System Therapy, and more commonly referred as Body-Based or Somatic Therapy. (No physical touch is involved in working with me.)
To learn about the skills taught in therapy, please visit http://communityresiliencymodel.com/community-resiliency-model-crm/ or download the free app iChill from http://traumaresourceinstitute.com/ichill-3/ Community Resiliency Model (CRM) is a part of Trauma Resiliency Model.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy designed to reduce trauma-related stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to improve overall mental health functioning. EMDR meets the requirements for and listed in The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a U.S. government agency. http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=199
For more information on EMDR please visit http://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
Mindfulness
Nearly all of us go through our life in "Auto-pilot" mode. Mindfulness is the opposite of auto-pilot. It is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. The benefits of mindfulness include better decision-making skills, increased kindness to yourself and others, and lowered anxiety, just to name a few. Mindfulness is a skill that can be learned.