The loss of control, hopelessness, and overwhelming stress and anxiety felt by individuals with eating disorders are symptoms often experienced by the family as well. …
We’ve all heard dogs described as man’s best friend, but recent research is indicating that good friends (dogs or otherwise) can have notable healing effects….
Wake up. Make breakfast. Drop off the kids. Go to work. Finish that report. Pick up the kids. Make dinner. Pay the bills. Plan for…
Immigration related trauma has many faces. Complex cultural, political and social issues arise when people choose or are forced to leave their country of…
Parents often feel guilty, siblings may feel pushed aside, and the ill adolescent may worry that everyone is against her. Conflicts arise around food, eating,…
Trauma isolates; the group re-creates a sense of belonging. Trauma shames and stigmatizes; the group bears witness and affirms. Trauma degrades the victim; the group…
Complaints, anxieties, and worries often make up a large part of day to day conversation, but worries can consume so much of one’s thoughts that…
The Canadian Association of Music Therapy (CAMT) describes music therapy as the clinical use of music by an accredited music therapist to promote, maintain, and…
Sylvester Akapalara, 17, Hanzel Saucedo, 18, Genaro Ramirez, 19, Alexander Ibarra, 17, Aljoven Canalete, 19, and Ebony Huel, 16 were all found murdered in gun-related…
In the 1970s, Pat Ogden began paying attention to the connection between her clients’ dissociations from their bodies and their psychological concerns. With the development…
