How Trauma-Sensitive Yoga fared better than CPT

In 2021, a 5 year RCT found that Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) produced quicker symptom improvement, a higher retention of participants and yielded an equally sustained effect compared with cognitive processing therapy (CPT) with female veterans who had experienced military sexual ...

Apr 25

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Addictions, Career Development and ...

Written By:
Kristen Pringle, Clinician, Mental Health Counsellor, OT, Yoga ...

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Domestic Violence – Psychologist and Prosecutor for Victims and ...

Written by Monica Borschel, Ph.D. and Special Private Prosecutor for victims and family law attorney Brian Faucett.A yearly estimate of ten million ...

Apr 3

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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Here’s How to Hold Space for Others’ Emotions

Have you ever felt drained after a conversation with someone feeling emotional? Perhaps this person was grieving, ...

Mar 28

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Bereavement, Complex PTSD, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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What Happened to the Romance?

People often wonder what happened to the romance after living together. When people first start dating, they only see each other one to a few times a week. That means that people have time to prepare themselves. They ensure they look good and are on their best behavior. When you live with someone, ...

Mar 25

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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Five tips for letting go of negativity

The definition of negativity ...

Jan 31

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Anxiety, Attachment ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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3 Ways to overcome your fear of divorce

Jan 26

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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Avoiding Therapy Won’t Help You Avoid Pain

Most of us seek comfort and reward over pain and punishment. When our mood has been anxious or depressed for too long, our body begins to feel ...

Jan 2

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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To Forgive or Not

Placing Blame – When something negative happens, people often look to place blame on themselves or others.  If you can blame yourself, then perhaps you can avoid the same mishap from happening again.  If you blame someone else, it removes some of the heavy feelings of guilt and ...

Nov 28

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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Is Leverage in your relationship undermining it?

Tammy Fontana, from All in the Family Counselling Centre Pte Ltd discusses how various forms of real or imagined leverage can undermine a relationship. Forms of leverage include emotional guilty, love withdrawal, silent treatment, financial dependency, social dependency, psychological dependency. She discusses this in her talk. Ms Fontana Helps ...

Sep 13

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Codependency / Dependency, Cognitive ...

Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA

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OVERCOMING SHAME TO IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

When Aaron was small, his mother would lock him in the closet to discipline ...

May 11

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Emotional ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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Longing For A Home

Do you long for a home?

May 5

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adult psychological development, ...

Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist

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I am a shell of what I once was

Suzanne had been at the height of her career when she met her ex-husband, Mark. She felt like she had finally made it. She was loved by many and had financial security. On the other hand, Mark had just retired from a lucrative finance job.When they met, Mark was charming and overly courteous. He ...

Apr 21

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Complex PTSD, Emotional Abuse, Grief, ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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You Don't Need To Suffer In Silence

Mark came from a prominent yet abusive ...

Mar 7

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Post ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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I Just Wanted to be Loved

Elizabeth sat on her therapist’s couch, trying to answer questions about her life as a teenager.  She had dabbled in drugs, ran away, used men for her own ends and chronically shoplifted.  Elizabeth was nothing like that now.  She was a successful lawyer who valued her ...

Mar 7

Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Emotional ...

Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel

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