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What Can I Do About Vicarious Trauma?
Vicarious Trauma in Military Families occurs when trauma or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) experienced by the service member becomes so difficult for that person to manage, that family members...
How Can I Heal After Betrayal
When someone we trust with all of our heart betrays us, it hurts. This pain can be so severe that it doesn't only impact our future relationships, it impacts the way we see ourselves and life in...
Why Art Therapy?
Studying Psychology as an undergraduate and a graduate student I was introduced to numerous forms of psychological and physical healing techniques to improve a person’s emotional state. My first...
Redefining Strength And Weakness
The other day I was thinking about the word "weakness" and what it means to me personally. I was surprised that things that many individuals call weaknesses are actually strengths to me. I think we...
Setting New Year Goals While Healing
As 2022 is coming to an end, it's important to take a moment and reflect on what we are leaving behind. After we are done with that, let's proceed to set goals or intentions for the New Year ahead....
Vicarious Trauma In Military Families
Most of us have heard of trauma or PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and those words evoke a variety of responses from people. Some may think, “ …it’s that crazy thing really messed up...
What If I am Alone This Holiday Season?
I have been thinking about those of you who are spending this holiday season alone. It can happen for many reasons, so whatever your reason is, rest assured, there's nothing wrong with that! It may,...
5 Tips How To Avoid Stress This Holiday Season
It's interesting that arguably the most magical time of the year has turned into a cause of stress for many of us who celebrate. I wanted to create 5 tips on how you can avoid holiday stress and...
Why I chose to provide EMDR in my practice
I have been asked a lot why I chose EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) as the main focus in my practice ever since we introduced it at Married to Navy Counseling Services. And,...
Self-Care For A Busy Single Mom (if you can’t get help)
When it comes down to self-care for a single mom, social media and media, in general, like to say: ask for help. While asking for help and receiving it when you need it is very important for...
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