Stress is so ubiquitous in our culture, but there are internal and external practices that can help make our relationships with time more healthy.

Almost all form of psychological distress or angst is rooted in our tendency to merge with thoughts and treat them as if they were literal truths. Because we get so caught up with what is happening in our thoughts, we often lose track of what we truly value in life.

“As a man thinkith, so is he,” is a profound statement. Though perhaps not its original intent, this phrase highlights our tendency to become so embroiled with the content of our thoughts that we lose many other aspects of ourselves.

Asking for help from others can be particularly troubling in Western society which emphasizes individuality and independence as cultural values. It is both difficult and necessary to be able to receive help from others, particularly when crisis strikes in your life.

During periods of increased stress, our nervous systems can remain on high alert if we don’t consciously take actions to release the build up on tension. The PEACE protocol is a wonderful tool that I have been sharing with clients.

In the second blog in this series on Brief Crisis Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, I will be exploring how Sensorimotor therapy techniques can help promote integration of difficult experiences.

By using what I have learned about trauma and the body in the early stages of Crisis Intervention, my hope is to help people process and integrate traumatic experiences and avoid long-term psychological symptoms.

A growing body of research highlights the many benefits of Ketamine including quick symptom relief, deeper emotional processing, neuroplasticity, and long-term emotional growth. With all the buzz about Ketamine, you may be wondering if KAP is for you.

Here are my top tips for streamlining the search process and making good therapeutic choices! After all, the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the single most important ingredient to a healing course of treatment.