Anxiety Disorder, Counseling Tips, EMDR Pennsylvania, EMDR Philadelphia, EMDR Therapy Philadlephia, Emotional Abuse, KAP, Ketamine Assisted Therapy, Online Therapy, PTSD therapy, Trauma Therapy
Julia Salerno
Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) the ...

If you’ve been exploring options to help you process your trauma and feel that traditional talk therapy isn’t quite hitting the mark, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) could offer a new pathway. KAP combines therapeutic support with the effects of ketamine to help access emotions, memories, and perspectives that might otherwise feel out of reach. While this innovative approach has shown promise for those with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and complex trauma, it’s essential to understand how KAP works—and whether it aligns with your healing goals.

Curious to learn more? Click here to read our blog on what makes KAP unique, its potential benefits, and how to decide if it’s right for your trauma recovery journey.

Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) the Right Choice to Help You Process Your Trauma?
Counseling Tips, EMDR Pennsylvania, EMDR Philadelphia, EMDR Therapy Philadlephia, KAP, Ketamine Assisted Therapy, PTSD therapy, Trauma Therapy
Julia Salerno
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy FAQ—Understanding the ...

Curious about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and how it might support your mental health journey? Our FAQ dives into the essential details—from what to expect in a session and who may benefit most, to safety considerations and how KAP works alongside traditional therapies. Explore answers to common questions and see if KAP could be the next step in your path to healing.

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy FAQ—Understanding the Process, Benefits, and Considerations
Anxiety Disorder, Counseling Tips, EMDR Pennsylvania, EMDR Philadelphia, EMDR Therapy Philadlephia, Online Therapy, PTSD therapy, telemedicine, Trauma Therapy
Julia Salerno
Why Trauma Intensives Are Ideal for Healing ...

Struggling with the lasting effects of childhood trauma can feel overwhelming, especially when traditional therapy doesn’t seem to go deep enough. Trauma intensives offer a powerful alternative, providing an immersive healing experience that helps uncover and resolve even the most deeply buried wounds. In this blog, we explore why trauma intensives are ideal for healing childhood trauma and how this focused approach can accelerate your path to recovery.

Ready to learn more about how trauma intensives can help you heal and reclaim your life? Click here to read the full blog!

Why Trauma Intensives Are Ideal for Healing Childhood Trauma
Counseling Tips, LGBT Therapy, Online Therapy, PTSD therapy, Poly Affirming Therapy, telemedicine, Trauma Therapy
Tiffany Spilove
Healing From Trauma As A Lesbian—Creating Safe ...

Healing from trauma is a deeply personal journey, especially for those in the LGBTQ+ community. As a lesbian, you may face unique challenges and experiences that can affect your healing process. In our latest blog, we explore how Trauma Intensive Therapy can create safe, affirming spaces that honor your identity and foster genuine healing.

Discover the importance of finding a therapeutic environment where you can be your authentic self and how specialized approaches can empower your recovery journey. Ready to take the next step? Click here to learn more about creating a safe space for your healing!

Healing From Trauma As A Lesbian—Creating Safe Spaces in Trauma Intensive Therapy
EMDR Pennsylvania, EMDR Philadelphia, EMDR Therapy Philadlephia, Online Therapy, PTSD therapy, telemedicine, Trauma Therapy
Julia Salerno
Somatic Therapy for Childhood Trauma—Why the ...

Childhood trauma can leave lasting emotional and physical imprints, often stored deep within the body, even when the mind has forgotten the details. In this blog, we explore how somatic therapy helps release trauma held in the body by tuning into physical sensations and using the body’s natural healing abilities. Learn how the connection between mind and body is key to unlocking trauma, fostering healing, and creating lasting change. Click to discover how somatic therapy can help you reconnect and reclaim peace from unresolved childhood wounds.

Somatic Therapy for Childhood Trauma—Why the Body Remembers What the Mind Forgets

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Anxiety in Teens—Here's How To Help Teenagers with Anxiety!

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Anxiety in Teens—Here's How To Help Teenagers with Anxiety!

Now, while anxiety and stress are a normal part of growing up and a normal reaction to the stress that teens can experience, the feelings of anxiety for many teens can go well beyond the typical symptoms. When teen’s become overwhelmed and anxious it can begin to negatively affect their friendships, family relationships, participation in school, extracurricular activities, their school work and ultimately interfere with normal daily living. So, what can you actually do for your anxious teen? How can you help a teenager with anxiety in 2023?

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Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety, Depression and Trauma

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Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety, Depression and Trauma

Studies show that mindful activities scattered throughout one’s day can have an even deeper impact on healing and self-growth than a regular sitting meditation practice. This is because, once a mindful approach is embedded into our regular activities, it is more likely to become our go-to approach to life. We can take meditation off the cushion, so to speak, and into our daily lives. We can start to incorporate mindfulness into our days by learning ways to reach stillness other than traditional meditation. Here are some other ways to achieve a mindful state in your day to day life…

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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month

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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month

Just because you are struggling with your mental health, doesn’t mean you aren’t deserving of love, support, or connection. Nor does it mean you have been less value. And that specifically is also what this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 focuses on! The year’s Mental Health Awareness Month focuses on #MoreThanEnough.

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3 Tools to Reclaim Your Body Image In The Spring

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3 Tools to Reclaim Your Body Image In The Spring

It’s such a colorful time of year in Philadelphia when the weather begins to warm. More people frolicking out and about on the historic, cobblestone streets. But you wonder why you aren’t experiencing the same sense of excitement and joy as it seems your fellow Philadelphians. All you can find yourself thinking about as you travel the Center City streets is how uncomfortable you feel in your body. You find yourself worried that others are judging the way your body looks in your newly purchased spring attire. You want so badly to feel happy in the changing of the seasons, but you can’t. You dread the warmer weather and the body shame it brings.  

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Time to Reset Our Relationship with Food

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Time to Reset Our Relationship with Food

Diet culture has implanted nutrition “education” into our minds that leads us to confusion. But it’s not really nutrition, it’s dieting.  It’s meant to make us confused and overwhelmed, so we’ll sign up for the next ‘best’ approach.  Enter Whole 30, Keto, Intermittent fasting, WW, Noom.  It makes sense that we’re drawn to these programs and approaches they appear to simplify the jungle. But really, they just add to it.  It’s time for a change.  Food doesn’t have to be this confusing. You don’t have to have these reels in your head about what you should or shouldn’t be eating.  

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Considering Eating Disorder Treatment? Here Are Some Things To Be Mindful Of

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Considering Eating Disorder Treatment? Here Are Some Things To Be Mindful Of

You feel captive in your own body and don’t know how to become free, but you are beginning noticing that parts of you are ready to change. You are becoming more open to the idea of eating disorder recovery because a part of you is exhausted from all the work you have been doing. However, you are struggling to know what direction you should move in or what ED recovery could look like. 

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Finding Empowerment After Trauma 

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Finding Empowerment After Trauma 

Trauma impacts each of us differently, but, on the whole, we often all experience a shift afterwards. We feel helpless, fearful, sad, and maybe even numb. These post-trauma responses make us feel isolated and withdrawn from the world around us and we often feel so disconnected from our old self. We feel like we have lost integral parts of ourselves forever. But, you don’t have to lose yourself or experience the ripple effects of trauma forever. There are ways to empower yourself after trauma!