Here’s a recent article that describes EMDR from a client’s point of view. It was written during the COVID-19 lockdown and the sessions were held online via video, much like I conduct sessions with my clients. The author, Nathalie Olah, writes: “By the end of each session, the memory I…

Received a nice testimonial from a client (we’ll call him “Dave”) who recently finished his coaching work with me: “You’ve given me strategies that I can apply immediately in my day to day life – right now, as soon as I hang up. Others I’ve worked with have been more…

BBC News (bbc.com) reports a study where nearly a third of 18 year olds had experienced childhood trauma. 25% of them developed symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), including insomnia, flashbacks, avoidance, guilt, irritability, impulsivity, difficulty concentrating, and feelings of isolation. The BBC article notes that many people wrongly…

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is quite a mouthful to say. More importantly, it’s one of the most extensively researched, efficacious treatments available for trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). EMDR is believed to work similarly to the processing that occurs during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. It helps…

2018 is shaping up to a big year for continuing education. In February, I completed training in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)/Tapping. Then in April, I traveled to Toronto to learn a process called Matrix Reimprinting that extends EFT to sort of reprogram past traumas. In September, I’ll begin a course…

I went to the grocery store on my way home from the gym this morning. I had just started to pay for my groceries when a tattoo on the arm of the man behind me caught my eye. It was a beautiful tattoo, a line of soldiers in silhouette around…