Understanding the Popularity of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic therapy offers a profound exploration of the unconscious mind, revealing the deep-seated conflicts and unresolved issues that shape our present behaviors and relationships. At Repose, we integrate this depth of insight with other therapeutic modalities such as somatic experiencing, CBT, and mindfulness. This comprehensive approach addresses not only the symptoms but also the underlying dynamics of each client’s experience. By combining psychodynamic therapy with these diverse techniques, we provide a holistic and personalized healing process that fosters deeper self-awareness and overall well-being. Explore how our integrative methods at Repose can support your journey towards greater emotional and psychological harmony.
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Skills and Strategies for Coping with PTSD
Discover effective coping strategies for PTSD and trauma therapy in New York. Learn about symptoms, self-care, EMDR, and building resilience. Find support at our warm and experienced therapy private practice.
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Healing the Inner Child: Unpacking Childhood Trauma in Adulthood
Unresolved childhood trauma can manifest in various ways, affecting our emotional well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. In this blog post, we will explore the concept of the inner child, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, and the journey of healing and reclaiming our inner selves.
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Trauma & How It Lives In The Body
Trauma is a complex and often misunderstood experience that can have a profound impact on our bodies. Trauma can take many forms, including physical, emotional, sexual, and psychological abuse, neglect, or exposure to violence. It can also result from experiences such as accidents, natural disasters, or medical procedures. Trauma can leave a lasting imprint on our bodies, affecting our physical health, mental health, and overall well-being.
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Trauma-Informed Care in Therapy
Trauma-informed care is a compassionate and evidence-based approach that recognizes that individuals who have experienced trauma may require a different approach to therapy than those who have not. Trauma-informed care emphasizes safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. It aims to create a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their experiences, learn new coping skills, and heal from the effects of trauma.
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On The Fence? Read This To Consider Why You Should Go To Therapy
In recent years, the stigma surrounding mental health has decreased, and more people are starting to seek help for their mental health concerns. One of the most effective ways to work through your mental health issues is by going to therapy. If you're still unsure whether therapy is right for you, here are some reasons why you should start going to therapy.
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Acceptance Of What Cannot Be Changed: Radical Acceptance in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
All of us at one point or another will face situations that feel unbearable or cause intense pain. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers a tool to decrease suffering in these situations by utilizing Radical Acceptance. Curious about this skill? Read on!
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Navigating Trauma in the Modern World: Can Watching Distressing News Elicit a Trauma Response?
Unfortunately, with the ever changing tumultuality of 2020-2022, frequent consumption of the news has become the norm. Although in the past one would say that this was a “necessary evil” to build social awareness, many these days are noticing internal shifts that feel unshakeable. Why? Because daily consumption of traumatic or distressing content news or content can elicit a trauma response. What is this trauma response? It is called “vicarious trauma”.
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Healing from Sexual Violence: Staying Rooted and Practicing Safety & Coping Skills
Sexual violence, including but not limited to sexual assault, child sexual abuse, domestic or intimate partner violence, is an unspoken, stigmatized, and unfortunately common experience within many South Asian communities. The silence that individuals endure for the sake of self-preservation against family, community, and the larger direct effects of shame, blame, guilt, can take an immense toll on one's emotional health and result in post-traumatic stress.
- Bushra Shaheen, LMSW
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How Accessing Primary Emotions Can Help You Heal
When our nervous systems are triggered by safe or unsafe situations, they send signals to our bodies. The initial perception that we have of these messages, before we can create meaning around them or move into action, is a feeling, a primary emotion. Thus, if we want to respond to stressors and triggers in our lives with wisdom and intention, we must work from the bottom, up - by investigating our primary emotions.
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Radical Acceptance: How Accepting Our Pain can Prevent us from Prolonging our
At times in life, we experience events that are so difficult that accepting them may seem nearly impossible. In other instances, it may be more day-to-day frustrations that we cannot come to terms with. There may be no justification for the things in life that cause us pain. We may wish things happened differently. We may not deserve them. Some things don't feel fair at all.
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A Comprehensive Guide to PTSD Treatment and Trauma Therapy
Trauma is something that we don’t talk about enough. Most often individuals expect trauma to show up in veterans or someone who has experienced a traumatic event. But, did you know that, in some capacity, we have all experienced trauma? Whether it was a big traumatic event or something that has built up traction over time. Trauma is an experience that can leave us stuck, lost, and hurting. Especially when the long-term damage finally leads you to your breaking point. That is why it matters to have therapists who understand that trauma is a common occurrence. In fact, even being trauma-informed as a clinician can make a world of difference.
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The Roots of Personal Pain
Trauma is part of the human story. Our evolution as species has given us the capability to cause great harm to all things — the most injurious being that which we inflict upon One another.
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