Community Trauma of Mass Shootings
I woke up this morning to the news that a mass shooting occurred in Dayton, Ohio, about 90 miles west of my home. This was
August 5, 2019
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Tag: EMDR Therapy
The Myth of “Ready”
When I first met the person who would become one of my spiritual teachers, he told me that I wasn’t ready. I asked him a
July 23, 2019
EMDR Therapy & DBT: A Beautiful Fusion
As a certified therapist in both Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), many times therapists give me the “huh”
July 2, 2019
How EMDR Therapy Helped Me to Reclaim My Life
I was sitting in front of a client one afternoon as she talked to me about the rape she had experienced a few months ago.
June 25, 2019
Not So Much of a Rebel: Making Peace with the Standard EMDR Protocol
When EMDR clinicians learn that one of my specialties is addiction, I usually get asked, “Which protocol do you use? FSAP? DeTUR?” I’m often met
June 18, 2019
The Popular Kid Complex
“Jamie, when we first met, you brought up all of my popular girl issues and I didn’t know how to act around you.” My mouth
May 14, 2019
EMDR Therapy Phase 2.5: Honoring a Wider Context for Enhanced Preparation
As an EMDR educator, people are constantly asking me what I think of the latest trend in EMDR therapy. In the last year or so,
February 21, 2019
Lessons From My Jewish Mother in Squirrel Hill
One of the great blessings of my life is to have a Jewish mother and a Jewish family in Squirrel Hill. When I heard the
November 2, 2018
Making Peace with Technique
“I have to do what?!?” My gut squelched as I voiced my protest in the form of this question. For years I yearned to take
October 30, 2018