Trauma can shape the way we react to stress, conflict, and relationships. If you've ever felt like you respond to stressful situations in a way that feels out of your…
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Book Review: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are two conditions that can have a significant impact on one’s mental health, but what do they look like? What does trauma mean? And…
What is Exposure Therapy?
What is exposure therapy? Exposure Therapy is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) used in talk therapy to treat people struggling with fear or anxiety. Exposure therapy can be…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
June is recognized as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Here we’ll cover an overview of the causes, symptoms, and evidence-based treatments for PTSD. What is trauma? The American Psychological…
PTSD/Trauma Therapy
GLPG clinician Beth Atwell, MA, LPC Trauma happens to everyone, therefore anyone can go to trauma therapy-- even young children. There are therapeutic techniques that can be beneficial even if children…
Abuse Counseling: 5 Types of Abuse in Relationships
Couples, married or simply dating, get into fights and disagreements - however, there's a very distinct line between healthy arguments and abuse. Unhealthy relationships benefit from abuse counseling, for both…
The Invisible Wound Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The invisible wound Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is nothing new. William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Virginia Woolf all wrote about it, it is even mentioned in the Bible in…
Effects of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a significant public health problem. According to national surveys, a minimum of 1.5 million women experience abuse by a male romantic partner annually in the United States…