How do I know if I'm effected by a past trauma?

Symptoms can include: reliving the event; avoiding situations that remind you of the event; feeling numb; feeling keyed up; nightmares; feelings of shame, hopelessness or despair; difficulty controlling your emotions; problems with family or friends; impulsive or self-destructive behavior; changed beliefs or personality traits; and, physical symptoms for no reason you can think of (somatic complaints).

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy can help!

EMDR has been proven effective in treating trauma. It appears to assist in reprocessing traumatic information, resulting in a more adaptive perspective of the traumatic material. There is no need to talk in detail about the trauma, which may reactivate the fear. If you'd like to discuss possible EMDR Therapy, please call me, Kathy Ventry, today at 916-877-6388. 

Brainspotting: Where you look affects how you feel!

Brainspotting, an offshoot of EMDR, locates points in the client’s visual field that help to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain. Brainspotting (BSP) was discovered in 2003 by David Grand, PhD.

Public Awareness Film for EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization.

Learn about the most basic component of Brainspotting, the Brainspot. Brainspotting (BSP) was discovered in 2003 by David Grand, Ph.D. Over 10,000 therapists have been trained in BSP in the US, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. “Where we look affects how we feel”. Brainspotting makes use of this natural phenomenon through its use of relevant eye positions. This helps the Brainspotting therapist to locate, focus, process and release a wide range of emotionally and bodily-based conditions. Brainspotting is also a brain-based tool to support the therapy relationship. It has been shown that Brainspotting taps into and harnesses the body’s natural self-scanning, self-healing ability. When a Brainspot is stimulated, the deep brain appears to reflexively signal the therapist that the source of the problem has been found. Brainspotting can be used to find and strengthen our natural resources and resilience. Brainspotting is designed as a therapeutic tool that can be integrated into many of the healing modalities, and can also be used for performance and creativity enhancement. https://brainspotting.pro/