Our first West African country to visit in 2010 was Togo. We were docked in Lome, Togo on the Africa Mercy which is a faith based NGO that provides much needed surgeries and medical training to the poorest countries in the world. We volunteered as Chaplains to support the international crew from ...read more
Racism and The Responsibility of Mental Health Professionals
Every therapist studies and ultimately accepts a Code of Ethics that has been carefully crafted over the years and is meant to protect our profession but most of all to protect our clients. We adhere to the same standard as medical professionals which means that we are mandated to “Do no harm” to ...read more
I was doing telehealth therapy before it was cool
Before Covid-19 hit the planet, I was happily working in my private practice seeing on average about 25 clients per week in my Petaluma office and 5 of those clients were by video. I even have clients I’ve never met in person and I can say, from my experience, telehealth/online/video therapy can be ...read more
Do you know your Tools2Thrive?
Do You Know Your Tools2Thrive? While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. And Covid-19 with mandatory shelter in place has certainly been an added stressor that is impacting our mental health. ...read more
Why EMDR is Effective in Treating Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a therapeutic protocol used in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma. It has been widely praised in the United States and is currently used by agencies such as the American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for ...read more
Why EMDR is a Helpful Treatment for Sexual Abuse Survivors
In the United States, one in three women and one in six men will experience some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). When sexual abuse happens, many people don’t know how to cope with the event or express their feelings in a ...read more
Worship is the ultimate answer to a global crisis
Coping with social isolation through worship.There have been countless blogs on how to cope with the anxiety and depression we feel when coping with this global pandemic and being isolated in our homes away from our jobs, friends, and family. I am practicing many of these coping skills and I teach ...read more
How to Cope with the Stress and Anxiety Caused by COVID-19
If you’re like most people, you are doing your best to stay calm during COVID-19 pandemic. But that can feel incredibly difficult at times. When not worrying about friends and loved one’s health, there’s also the conflicting information provided by the media and the economic ramifications of the ...read more
Meditate on These Things
There is a scripture from the newer testament in the Bible that I have come back to over and over throughout my life. It is an encouraging portion of a letter Paul wrote to the people who were following Jesus in Philippi. These folks must have had anxiety a lot like we have anxiety today. And Paul ...read more
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, is a set of standardized protocols that incorporate elements from many different treatment approaches. It has been researched extensively and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.What Issues Can EMDR Treat?EMDR is used to treat ...read more
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