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With EMDR Therapy
During an EMDR session, you will be asked to recall a traumatic event and the associated negative thoughts, emotions, and sensations. The therapist will then guide you through a series of eye movements, sounds, or taps, which are designed to stimulate the brain's natural healing mechanisms and help you process the trauma in a healthier way.
EMDR can be beneficial for a wide range of mental health issues beyond trauma, such as anxiety, depression, phobias, and performance anxiety. Additionally, many people who don't believe they have experienced significant trauma often discover during therapy that there are underlying memories and experiences that have contributed to their current difficulties. EMDR can help identify and process these memories to improve overall well-being. It's important to note that EMDR may not be the best fit for everyone. During our initial sessions, we will assess your individual needs and determine if EMDR is an appropriate form of therapy for you.
Mindfulness and yoga can be powerful tools for managing stress, reducing anxiety, and improving overall well-being. If you're interested in incorporating mindfulness or yoga into your therapy sessions, we can discuss ways to integrate these practices into your treatment plan. This might involve practicing mindfulness exercises or gentle yoga poses during our sessions, or developing a mindfulness or yoga practice to use outside of therapy.
No, you don't have to do yoga in session if you don't want to. While yoga can be a helpful tool for managing stress and improving overall well-being, it's not a requirement for therapy. If you're interested in incorporating yoga into your treatment, we can discuss ways to integrate it into your therapy plan in a way that feels comfortable and manageable for you.
Compassion fatigue is a form of secondary traumatic stress that can occur when a person is exposed to and absorbs the trauma and suffering of others, particularly in a caregiving or helping role. It is characterized by a gradual erosion of empathy and caring towards others, resulting in emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion.
- Emotional exhaustion
- Increased emotional intensity
- Cognitive impairment
- Behavior and judgment impairment
- Physical symptoms (e.g. sleep disturbance)
- Loss of morale and isolation
- Depression and PTSD
- Loss of self-worth and emotional modulation
Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged and excessive stress. High-achieving individuals and professionals often face unique challenges that can lead to burnout, such as pressure to constantly perform and meet high expectations.
- Emotional exhaustion
- Cynicism
- Reduced sense of personal accomplishment
- Physical symptoms (e.g. headaches, stomachaches)
Research has shown that women, people of color, and members of marginalized groups are more likely to experience imposter syndrome due to societal biases, discrimination, and stereotype threat. However, imposter syndrome can affect anyone who has high expectations of themselves or feels pressure to succeed.
People-pleasers may feel pressure to meet others' expectations and avoid conflict or disapproval, which can lead them to strive for perfectionism in order to ensure that they are meeting those expectations. Similarly, perfectionists may feel that they need to please others by achieving high levels of success or meeting exacting standards.
However, both perfectionism and people-pleasing can have negative consequences for one's mental health and well-being. Perfectionism can lead to excessive self-criticism, anxiety, and burnout, while people-pleasing can lead to resentment, exhaustion, and a lack of self-care.
It's important to recognize these tendencies in oneself and strive for a healthy balance of self-care and consideration for others. This can involve setting realistic goals and expectations, learning to say no when necessary, and prioritizing one's own needs and values.
