by wholeselftherapy | Apr 13, 2023 | How Attachment Styles Impact Us, Schema Therapy
This week I’ve been thinking a lot about trust. How trust is forged in relationships, and how it is broken. Because I offer therapy for trust issues and have gotten to explore this phenomenon with many people, here are some thoughts on how this issue forms, and...
by wholeselftherapy | Sep 29, 2021 | Healthy Relating, My Media Recommendations, Schema Therapy
Photo Credit: Harper’s Bazaar Therapy for Childhood Trauma This morning I read an article that has inspired a new category of Blog Post for Whole Self Therapy: The Human Condition. In The Human Condition, I will be sharing stories that illustrate what we humans...
by wholeselftherapy | Jan 4, 2020 | How Attachment Styles Impact Us, Schema Therapy
Most of us have heard about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and many of us associate PTSD with the military and experiences of being in combat. Post-traumatic stress disorder indicates a psychological response to an acutely traumatic situation. It was coined and...
by wholeselftherapy | Oct 31, 2019 | Schema Therapy
This past week I read The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist by Debbie Mirza, a life coach and author in Colorado. I have a significant amount of experience with covert narcissism and feel that this work is a solid exploration of how this mental health disorder...
by wholeselftherapy | Mar 26, 2019 | How Attachment Styles Impact Us, Schema Therapy
According to Schema Therapy, all of the psychological problems we encounter as adults have their roots in childhood and adolescent experiences. Specifically, there are 5 Core Emotional Needs that all children have, and when those needs are not met, what results is any...
by wholeselftherapy | May 21, 2017 | How Attachment Styles Impact Us, Schema Therapy
Attachment Therapy in Asheville In the past year I have been enrolled in and engrossed by a certificate course on traumatic stress, offered by The Trauma Center and The Body Keeps the Score author Besel Van Der Kolk. During weekly lectures, I have learned more about...