Can I use HSA for Therapy?
Please note this article was written in 2025 and the IRS is fickle! Can You Use an HSA for Psychotherapy? In recent years, mental health has taken center stage in … Continue Reading →
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Book Recommendation: Dr. Janina Fisher’s Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma by Janina Fisher is recommended for clients and clinicians This workbook is amazing and DENSE. Not a casual read. However, when I am working … Continue Reading →
Some of my Favorite Books for Attachment Exercises.
These recommendations are for clinicians or clients but if you are a client please don’t start the exercises before we discuss Attachment is such an important part of healing. A … Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation: We all have Parts Colleen West
Recommended for Clients and Clinicians working with Parts So what makes this book special? It is the simplest way to explain parts for new clients or their families I have … Continue Reading →
Back to EMDR Basic Training! The path to being an EMDR Consultant
Guess what I did this weekend? I went back to EMDR Basic Training! Why you ask? I am in the process of becoming an EMDRIA Consultant. And one of the … Continue Reading →
How can Yoga Help Heal Trauma?
If you have seen me as a client or consultee you have heard me go on (and on and on at times) about the benefits of trauma informed yoga in … Continue Reading →
Heal Trauma and Anxiety with Safe and Sound Protocol
What if you could finally let your guard down, releasing the emotional tension caused by trauma or ongoing anxiety? A unique treatment called the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) offers … Continue Reading →
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) now Available for Remote Use
We can thank COVID-19 for one thing… iLs has made Safe and Sound Protocol by Dr. Stephen Porges availible for remote use. As a trained SSP provider I can work … Continue Reading →
Using Polyvagal Theory to Understand Trauma
How we use polyvagal theory to understand trauma Trauma is a life-altering experience. Without effective treatment, it can trap you into reliving painful moments over and over. Trauma treatment became … Continue Reading →
What is Online Therapy/Telehealth/Virtual Therapy?
What if a supportive therapist was as close as your phone or computer? Get the therapy you need through telehealth in California, including EMDR and other therapies for trauma. In-person … Continue Reading →