Trauma and PTSD
Counselor/Therapist, Melinda Switzer, MA, LPC, NCC
Trauma and PTSD is the field that I have chosen as my primary specialty. I have been working with clients who have experienced this for the past four years. Before getting my therapy license, I volunteered on the East Texas Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team. I am also still a member of this team, but my role has changed, I can now participate as a mental health professional on the team, when before I got my license, I functioned as a Peer Counselor. My background as a Paramedic for years has influenced me in this field. Many first responders suffer from PTSD and the most proven method to help them is with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). https://compassionworks.com/a-mothers-story-september-suicide-awareness-month/
2 Years Experience
In-Person Near Longview, TX
Online in Longview, Texas
Trauma and PTSD
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A., LPC, CART, EMDR Certified Therapist, BSP Certified Therapist, BSP Consultant-in-Training, ICBCH Certified Professional Hypnotist, PPNE
Trauma and PTSD are held in our bodies. Memories, feelings, smells, sounds, sites, situations, and events can act as stimuli being triggered into intense emotional or physical reactions, such as panic attacks. Therapeutic interventions help our brains to learn new ways to reorganize synaptic connections resulting in lessening or release of symptoms and triggers from the trauma(s). EMDR and other evidence-based modalities integrative therapies are used. After successful EMDR therapy, emotional distress is relieved, negative beliefs and limitations are reformulated into positive beliefs and strengths, and physiological arousal is reduced. EMDR therapy is offered online with eye movement, audio or physical bilateral stimulation based upon the client's preference.
8 Years Experience
Online in Longview, Texas (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC
I am trained in EMDR, an evidence-based treatment for trauma. My purpose is to help others transform their lives by discovering different perspectives on old hurts, to develop new ways to face and cope with existing challenges, and to assist in navigating your way towards a brighter future. I am best suited to address areas of childhood trauma, depression, anxiety and how it affects your relationship with self and others.
3 Years Experience
Online in Longview, Texas (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD
Marriage and Family Therapist, PHD, LMFT
Trauma can be devastating. Memories that cannot be erased and keep coming back, a past that feels like the present, and constant tension, anxiety, depression. Trauma requires specific treatment, following certain steps in a safe environment or else therapy can be re-traumatizing.
26 Years Experience
Online in Longview, Texas