In this episode, we talk about the various forms of trauma, how it affects us and our brains, and look at a powerful treatment therapy to heal the negative impacts of trauma.
Amy Pope-Latham is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in treating children, adolescents, adults, and families. She received an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in Social Work from Stony Brook University's School of Medicine and Social Welfare. She offers EMDR, as well as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and largely incorporates Evidence-Based Practices and Somatic and Mindfulness-based Therapy for a variety of presenting symptoms such as grief, anxiety, complex trauma, obsessive and compulsive thinking patterns, and substance use.
In this episode, we discuss:
· How our minds – like our bodies – are actually set up to heal themselves.
· The different approaches to help reconnect our mind and our body and remove the continuous pain from trauma.
· How EMDR is a tool to access our limbic system, where we store - and essentially hide – our physical feelings, and revisit and process traumatic experiences in a safe space.
· Our drive for connection and how that impacts how we react to trauma.
· How important it is to recognize that we are all in process and wherever you are in that process is exactly where you need to be.
You can find and follow Amy here:
Instagram: @coastalbeachestherapy
Facebook: @coastalbeachestherapy
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