Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

E M D R (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) At the time of a traumatic or disturbing event, strong emotions interfere with our ability to completely process the experience and one moment becomes “frozen in time.” Recalling the event may feel as...

Go Gently

Take the gentle path. — George Herbert   We celebrate achievement. We encourage effort, determination, “giving it the old college try.” We are impressed when someone overcomes adversity, and we appreciate a good...

Beware the Anti-Mother!!

I can imagine the movie poster for the film about my life: a hideous, giant monster, with fangs and claws dripping blood, terrorizing the young children in her path with punishments, recriminations and selfishness. “Attack of the Anti-Mother!” the poster...

Family Systems

Family Therapy By Cindy Lichterman, LCPC In the United States there are many different types of family structures but the traditional structure of the American Family — father, mother and children – continues to prevail. Yet, over the past several decades,...