by Deborah Cox | Dec 12, 2015 | Anxiety & Calm, Becoming More of Your True Self, EMDR, Relax. You're normal., Therapy
Something tells me I’m a very bad person. Under the bridge…..beneath, “It’s my fault,” lives a more troubling idea…It hides in us like a troll under a bridge. Anyone who’s survived religious abuse knows the old thought-training dies...
by Deborah Cox | Dec 2, 2015 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Connect, EMDR, Mood, Relationships, Therapy
“It Must be My Fault” Beth gets the guilt like a reflex if anything goes wrong…..Especially if it involves her partner or her kids. “If Stuart’s in a bad mood, I assume it has something to do with me.” She feels responsible for her divorce. “If I had been calmer and...
by Deborah Cox | Oct 7, 2015 | EMDR, Mood
Is my relationship abusive? We all behave badly at times. We all stumble into feelings of frantic need or despair. We all say things we totally regret later: we yell, we drop F-bombs, turn our backs, and give the silent treatment. And we usually feel terrible when the...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 16, 2015 | EMDR
When I was a psychologist-in-training, I saw lots of people who had panic attacks – and I had no idea how to help them. My supervisor, Dr. Maryanne Watson, always asked me, “Who is she most angry with?” Then I ran back to my client and asked the question. Without...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 28, 2015 | EMDR
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing can change your life. It’s not as complicated as it sounds, but it is a leading methodology for individuals to overcome past trauma and better connect with their present lives. If you were ever mistreated as a child;...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 21, 2015 | EMDR, Relationships
Passion, Distraction, and Relationship Repair: A Short Story A couple sits in my office during a marriage therapy session, both partners furious with each other, helpless, unable to budge, contemplating separation. The issue: Do you love me enough to _____? One says,...
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