What Is EMDR Therapy?
When our survival or sense of belonging is threatened, our nervous system is impacted. The brain struggles to process joy, calm, or safety because it is vigilantly protecting against the threat. Even though you understand intellectually that an experience is in the past, you still feel as though your mind or body is responding to it in the present.
This is one of the places where EMDR therapy can help.
The Story Behind Threshold Counseling
What began as a quiet moment of reflection became a deeper inquiry into self-compassion, healing, and our capacity to receive nourishment even when we feel undeserving of it. The story behind Threshold Counseling continues to shape the way I understand therapy and the work of moving toward a more trusting relationship with ourselves.
I Planted Tomatoes. I Accidentally Grew Moths
What do we do when our hard work grows something we didn't intend? Reflections on disruption, letting go, and the DBT skill of detaching from the outcome.
How Complex Trauma Shapes Identity
When survival becomes a way of life, the nervous system learns to locate the threat in the self. Here is how chronic and complex trauma shape the beliefs we carry — and what it looks like to begin to reconcile them.
The Healing Power of Awe
Awe and wonder might be one of the most underrated tools for mental health. Explore the role of awe and how it can reduce stress, quiet self-criticism, and open the door to healing.