Resilience Amidst Resistance
Poverty in the U.S. Recent U.S. Census Bureau indicates that 11% of the American population lives in poverty (that’s an estimated 40 million people). Most of this population lives in the South (13%) and is …
What is EMDR Therapy and How Can it Help?
What if there was a way for your mind to potentially overcome past trauma with natural healing? Thanks to EMDR, a relatively new type of psychotherapy, this may be possible for anyone suffering from psychological …
Recognizing Our Attachment Style Can Help Us in Our Relationships
The attachment theory was first developed in the 1950s by psychologist John Bowlby to explain how people develop emotional attachments as infants with their first caregiver — typically a parent. His findings suggest that childhood is a …
Interracial Marriage – Embracing Love
I began writing this blog due to the social outrage for African Americans and the historical mistreatment of this race for generations in the U.S. My office has increased with couples seeking help with navigating …
Art Therapy? But I’m Not Artistic!
Oh, you’re an art therapist, so you work with kids, right? Are you analyzing me? What does this mean? I can’t draw… I’m not an artist. What is Art Therapy? “Art Therapy is an integrative …
Trauma and the Media
Often times when we think of trauma, we think of horrific events that happen to a person or to a group of people. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administrations (SAMHSA) define trauma as “an event, series …
