When we learn to meet our needs by meeting the needs of other people, think of it as a survival mechanism. It isn't the most optimal approach and it works to an extent so we keep doing it. If the unconscious thought is... 'if I care for you, and you're good, then maybe you'll be able to care for me' ...then what will be sacrificed just to meet some of the basic human, relational needs? Sometimes quite a lot.

Trauma often creates implicit, nonverbal memories that can't be fully processed just through talking about them.

Some types of trauma that happens in relationships, interpersonal traumas, are sometimes overlooked or minimized. This may be in part due to

If you've ever said the phrase, "a part of me feels one way and another part of me feels another", there really is something to that.

Brainspotting is a type of treatment that allows both the Client and the Therapist to work with both the mind and the physical body.

There are many benefits that can come from having a better understanding of your nervous system. So, let's get into it.

The way we move through the world is shaped by the world that we move through.

So, what is complex trauma? It's a type of trauma that happens when there are repeated threatening incidents or chronic stressors.