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Quickly Learn Everything You Need To Know About EMDR

By Michael LiebermanPosted in EMDRTagged Bilateral Stimulation, emdr, mental health therapy, trauma

Want to see EMDR in action? Learn all about it and watch EMDR go to work in session.

You would know if you experienced trauma, right?

By Michael LiebermanPosted in TraumaTagged Addiction, anxiety, emdr, mental health therapy, trauma

If you had experienced trauma, you would know, right? Many people have experience trauma and have no idea.

Understanding OCD: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

By Michael LiebermanPosted in EMDR, IFS Therapy, integration therapy, Mental Health, psychedelics, TraumaTagged integration therapy, psychedelics

Understanding OCD: A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Subjectively, or Generally? OCD is an acronym for Obsessive-compulsive disorder. The above quote represents the experience well. OCD is a name for a plaguing, lived experience that, for those who battle it, is burdensome, constant and unrelenting. This[…]

Transforming Mental Health: The Powerful Synergy of EMDR, IFS, and Ketamine

By Michael LiebermanPosted in EMDR, IFS Therapy, integration therapy, Mental Health, psychedelics, TraumaTagged integration therapy, psychedelics

Transforming Mental Health: The Powerful Synergy of EMDR, IFS, and Ketamine What Role Does Ketamine Play? Ketamine is instrumental in KAP by inducing a state of enhanced neuroplasticity, making the brain more adaptable and receptive to change. This flexibility aids in the restructuring of neural pathways that may be rigid in individuals with depression, anxiety,[…]

Unlocking the Power of Psychedelic Insights: Introduction to Integration Therapy

By Michael LiebermanPosted in integration therapy, Mental Health, psychedelicsTagged integration therapy, psychedelics

Unlocking the Power of Psychedelic Insights: Introduction to Integration Therapy WELCOME TO YOUR NEXT STEP Have you recently completed a psychedelic journey with substances like ketamine, LSD, psilocybin, or MDMA, and find yourself at a crossroads? This experience, no doubt profound and possibly life-changing, might have left you with a multitude of thoughts and emotions.[…]

Keys to Building the Sound Relationship House with Gottman Institute Methods

By Michael LiebermanPosted in Couple CounselingTagged couples counseling, gottman, improving relationships, partner counseling

Learn the principals of Gottman’s foundations of a health relationship and how to start using them.

Relinquish the Self to Gain the Self

By Michael LiebermanPosted in EMDR, TraumaTagged Addiction, anxiety, emdr, mental health therapy, trauma

Relinquish the Self to Gain the Self “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” -C.S. Lewis Everyone is Insatiable That will get you thinking, right? This quote grips me, because I do notice in my work,[…]