TherapyTribe RSS Feed for the PTSD and Trauma Treatment Category http://therapytribe.com/ Member Contributed Blogs en-us Copyright (C) 2013 therapytribe.com Where Were You When The Boston Marathon Bombs Exploded? Breaking news, yet again of another major national crisis. Two brothers have been allegedly identified for planting two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this past week. It is difficult, if not impossible to avoid the b... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/where_were_you_when_the_boston_marathon_bombs_exploded.html Katrina Giries Spring...1986, Fall...2012 Spring...1986 I am curled up in the fetal position. Clad only in swim trunks and a t-shirt, I lie in the bottom of a wooden ship, sailing in the open waters offshore of Somalia and Kenya. The night is deeply and painfully black. The ship is fifty fe... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/spring1986_fall2012.html Jeffrey Post-Holmberg The Dark, Black Hole...Women and Depression The Dark, Black Hole…Women and Depression It seems like there is an epidemic of depression in women in this country. Depression can seem like a dark hole that can hold you down and suck you under, draining the life out of you. It can leave yo... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/the_dark_black_holewomen_and_depression.html Suzanne Rucker What is Trauma? WHAT IS TRUMA? There are large “T” traumas such as rape, war, assault, sexual, physical & emotional abuse, accidents (or witnessing one), natural disasters, divorce, chronic/acute illness, etc and there are small “t” trau... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/what_is_trauma.html Suzanne Rucker Why Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds Why Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds, from Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro If we cut ourselves, unless there is an obstacle, we tend to heal. If we remove the block, the body goes back to healing. That’s why we’re willing to... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/why_time_doesnt_heal_all_wounds.html Suzanne Rucker How to get Un-Stuck I am constantly asked by clients HOW they can change unwanted patterns in their lives. The question is varied but usually revolves around the same theme: I keep doing the same thing even though I don't want to be doing it. I guess you could call that... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/how_to_get_unstuck.html David Clift The Difficulty of Making Change Stick For many people, the ability to make changes comes naturally, depending on the nature of the change. Trying a new food, learning a new task, making a new friend, starting a new job...these may just be part of daily life. For the most part though, we ... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/the_difficulty_of_making_change_stick.html David Clift Self-limiting thoughts giving your power away? In my line of work as a therapist, I see most often that people struggle with their self-limiting thoughts and beliefs. Over the years I’ve started to put a list together of the beliefs I hear that, for each of the people saying them, indicate ... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/selflimiting_thoughts_giving_your_power_away.html David Clift New Tele-series “Beyond Abuse: Powerful Living”, with Dr. Lisa Cooney, MFT You know your clients have been abused and suffered severe trauma, drama and gore. Their lives have already been limited to that past event, so why not bust that reality and facilitate creation of the one they love to live? This Tele-series is about ... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/new_teleseries_beyond_abuse_powerful_living_with_dr_lisa_cooney_mft.html Lisa Cooney Child Molester or Pedophile - Is there a difference and what drives them? Sexual abuse of children is not a new problem, nor have the statistics changed. “1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 14; 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 16.” (Hopper, J. (1998). Child Sexual Abuse: Statistic... http://www.therapytribe.com/article/child_molester_or_pedophile__is_there_a_difference_and_what_drives_them.html Roni Weisberg-Ross