Is anxiety always a negative emotion that requires treatment? Often, we think of the more maladaptive forms of anxiety—the kind that leads many to seek therapy and medication. We frequently associate that type of anxiety with excessive worry and (sometimes paralyzing) fear. It keeps us from doing what we need to do and sometimes results…
People often ask me, “Why do you work with people with such complex histories, like substance abuse, childhood trauma, and PTSD?” My surface-level response typically involves explaining that I truly believe there’s a connection between the aforementioned variables. After all, very few people with a substance abuse problem have no past traumas. I like to…
I initially had two other ideas for this current blog when I was deciding what topic to write about. However, something happened the other day that changed my mind. I was talking with a colleague about hypnosis, and he had very little knowledge about what it was and what it wasn’t. I’m used to explaining…