Noticing the way clients hold their bodies in therapy can give us important information about their deeper feelings, needs and self-worth.
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Understand the value of incorporating expressive modalities into your work with clients, allowing them to access their traumatic experiences in a safe therapeutic environment.
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I’m often asked by clinicians how to best handle that challenging moment in therapy when a client suddenly “zones out” or “checks out.”
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Understand the difference between internal and external validation, and how to help clients find a balance between the two that will strengthen their self-worth.
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As is often the case, the topic for this post is inspired by a client. A wonderful woman, processing co-dependency said in the middle of her session, “Give me a mantra, so I can remember what we worked on today.” That was actually easy, because all I had to do was reflect back...
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Trauma therapists now understand that simply engaging traumatized clients in “talk therapy” all session, every session, will not help them achieve the level of processing and healing they want and deserve.
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Here’s how you can install and enhance a sense of gratitude into the lives of your clients’, who have a history of trauma and pain.
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We are currently experiencing a sea change in terms of the number of victims coming forward accusing successful, powerful, and narcissistic men of sexual harassment, assault, and sexually inappropriate behaviors. These despicable practices are being employed by a diverse range of professionals: politicians, actors, movie producers, news anchors, and television executives. The common denominator is...
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We have had the great privilege of hearing Dr. Carter present at the Institute several times. His evaluations are beyond glowing! His intelligence, humor, vast clinical experience, and ability to share clinically rich and meaningful information with such warmth and accessibility make him that rare breed of teachers who know how to infuse learning with...
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I just had the privilege of giving the keynote address, “Trauma and Attachment” to a large group of clinicians at a conference in Kentucky. Although these were seasoned and extremely dedicated mental health workers, I was struck by the extent to which they appreciated the information about insecure, ambivalent, or disorganized attachment patterns and the...
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