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Trauma

“Just remember to breathe.” How many times has someone said that to you? And how many times have you thought, “Um, how is it possible to forget to breathe?” It’s easier than you might think. Many times, we get deeply involved in a task. We are laser-focused on finishing that project for work, reading the […]

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White flowers in a field. Read on for tips from an EMDR therapist in Santa Clarita, CA for trauma therapy, ptsd treatment, anxiety therapy, and online therapy in California. Get the support you need to live your life on your terms again, here.

Trauma

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., and introduced in 1987 as a treatment for PTSD. Dr. Shapiro is the founder of the EMDR Institute, Inc., in Watsonville, CA. She came upon the idea for EMDR quite by accident. Shapiro, upset by events at school that day, decided to walk […]

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Trauma

In 1944, a film (based on an English play of the same name) was released called “Gaslight.” That movie isn’t very well known, but the term “gaslighting” is famous.  In the movie, a husband tries to make his wife think she is losing her mind. As a teenager, the wife witnessed the murder of a […]

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