by Brian Henley | Dec 13, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Treatment
PART III Addressing the Unique Features of CPTSD Any treatment for cPTSD must take these features into account. It needs to engage with the person holistically, and allow discussion of traumatic material without triggering the suppressive/dissociative reaction....
by Brian Henley | Dec 6, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD
PART ITreat it Differently The year was 2013, and the American Psychiatric Association was putting their final touches on their latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; their ponderous compendium of classifications and criteria that...
by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 23, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Mental Health Professional, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Recovery, Trauma, Workplace Trauma
How to adopt the personal change you are creating as part of your healing journey Growth is ultimately about creating change. You can’t stay the same and grow at the same time. Creating change can be really uncomfortable, and there may be parts of us who resist the...
by Jennifer Kindera | Nov 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Professional, Shame
In my private practice, and mirrored in my life, because we seriously don’t end up in this work by accident, I’ve observed and experienced multiple, nuanced types of narcissistic behavior and attitudes. It seems that you can’t go anywhere these days without hearing...
by Robyn Brickel | Oct 26, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Are your healthcare providers communicating? Do your doctors talk to each other? Are they collaborating with your therapist? Your dietician? If not, it’s time they do! Here’s why… We are all interconnected beings! Parts of us do not exist outside of our whole being. ...
by Ramon Diaz | Aug 15, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Recently, a sporting scandal broke out at a prestigious university in the US, Northwestern University. To this point, more stories are coming out to the public that suggests the scandal is bigger than what reporters originally thought it would be. The psychology...
