Why First Responders Should Consider Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
First Responders often work in high-intensity situations and are at far higher risk for exposure to trauma than most other professions. This risk for trauma exposure only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many First Responders have been on the front lines of...
Five Answers to Common Questions About EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most effective trauma treatments available. There is a great deal of research that validates the approach and it is being more widely used by therapists on many different conditions. Erin Staniszeski,...
Self Care Series: What to do When You’re Triggered
What does it mean to be triggered? Being “triggered” happens when something in your environment causes your central nervous system to go into fight or flight mode thus initiating physiological, emotional, and cognitive changes in your body. These changes cause all...