Healing Confessionals

Dr. Roger Solomon is a psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in the areas of trauma and grief. He is on the Senior Faculty of the EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Institute and provides basic and advanced EMDR training internationally. He currently consults with the US Senate, NASA, and several law enforcement.

This podcast is an overview of a workshop Roger Solomon PhD presented at EMDR & Beyond.

In this workshop, Dr Solomon focused on integrating EMDR therapy into the treatment of grief and mourning in order to process the disturbing and present triggers that complicate the bereavement and enable the mourner to assimilate and accommodate the loss. The processes the mourner has to go through for adaptive resolution, factors that can complicate bereavement, and how EMDR can be integrated into an overall treatment plan will be discussed. Attachment theory and other models of grief will be presented that can inform EMDR therapy, with emphasis placed on the analysis of the clinical material. Format to included lecture, live demonstrations and videotapes of cases.

My brave volunteer returned to do more live EMDR! Enjoy this look at an EMDR session targeting and processing a preverbal/in utero trauma.

Jade Spielman, LMFT, shared her expertise in death, dying, grief and loss. What are the 5 stages of grief? Do the stages ever end? What does grief look like? Is there a right or wrong way to grieve? What is complicated grief? How can you support someone who is grieving?

Kyla Loucks, LMHC answered many frequently asked questions about therapy! Can a therapist help me with this problem? What should I consider when picking a therapist? What does a therapy session look like? How will I know if I’m making progress? What should I do if I’m not making progress in therapy? Could I benefit from couples therapy? Could my child benefit from therapy? Do therapists go to therapy? What are the risks of therapist not going to therapy? What can a therapist gain from going to therapy?

Ann Spaine, LMHC shares the ways in which professionals can support individuals with special needs and their families. Ann also shares the importance and power of play and practicing in real life settings in helping individuals with special needs process emotions and build new skills in therapy. Lastly, we cover the topic of caregiver fatigue and the importance of caring for caregivers.

A brave volunteer agreed to share her EMDR session with my audience!

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), developed by Francine Shapiro PH.D, is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference (EMDR Institute).

Amy Terrell, LMHC joined me to describe the ins and outs of all 8 phases of EMDR therapy.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), developed by Francine Shapiro PH.D, is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference (EMDR Institute).

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a therapist? Lindsey Olsen, LMFT joined me for a chat about the life of a therapist inside and outside of the therapy office!

Martha Norton LMHC encourages us to gain more awareness of our internal experience in order to heal from the past as well as live more fully in the present by teaching us some basic principles of sensorimotor psychotherapy,.

Shelly Johnson, LMHC shared her expertise in Internal Family Systems developed by Richard Schwartz PHD. You will walk away having more compassion and insight into why you may be acting against your best interests despite “knowing better”, and how to shift from a place of inner turmoil to inner peace.