https://youtu.be/00ZFfxj4vmM AN INTERVIEW WITH: NAZNEEN NIZAMI, PSYD, LMFT – ASSISTANT CLINICAL DIRECTOR Interview Understanding Somatic Regulation and the Mind-Body Connection TRM is Trauma Resilience Model, and it essentially is a somatic activity of tracking, grounding, regulating and pendulating. So, getting you in tune with the body. Most of the time if we can target regulation
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TREATING TRAUMA AT THE MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE The Mental Health Collective prioritizes trauma-informed care as a cornerstone of its clinical programming. Our empirically-supported treatment model integrates multiple therapeutic modalities, including intimate group psychotherapy, individualized narrative exposure therapy, and technology-assisted trauma interventions. We acknowledge the diverse manifestations of trauma, which may stem from various etiological factors
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Written by: Sarah Douglas, LMFT :: Trauma Program Manager Often clients arrive to in treatment with a host of symptoms and have been given a long list of diagnoses, sometimes including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the description of PTSD in the DSM V captures the typical symptoms associated with event trauma, its fails
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https://youtu.be/5dQyZsGSSJM MANAGING STRESS AFTER TRAUMA AN INTERVIEW WITH: SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT :: TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER Interview WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE FOR MANAGING STRESS AFTER EXPERIENCING TRAUMA? I think people who have a history of trauma or struggle with mental health, really, if I can give them one thing, it’s the ability to set boundaries
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Exploring Collective Trauma Programs: A Comprehensive Approach WRITTEN BY: SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT In recent years, our understanding of trauma has evolved significantly, especially when examining its impact on both individuals and communities. Addressing collective trauma requires a specialized approach that goes beyond individual therapy sessions. Trauma happens in relationships and is also healed in relationships,
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ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA + HORSES WRITTEN BY: APRIL DONA, LMFT Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) involves working with a licensed therapist who partners with a horse during a therapy session to improve mental health. Anxiety, depression, and trauma can all be addressed during an EAP session in a unique and powerful way to achieve therapeutic goals.
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https://youtu.be/H2gfC348QUA IDENTIFYING TRAUMA VS GRIEF INTERVIEW WITH SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT :: TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY TRAUMA? We’re always at the beginning asking what somebody’s subjective unit of distress is related to the target that we are working on. And what I tell people is to recognize the difference between trauma and grief
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The Mental Health Collective presents: Restorying Trauma in Therapy Featuring Assistant Clinical Director, Dr. Nazneen Nizami, PsyD, LMFT + Sarah Verrelli OBJECTIVES: Understanding the Principles and Techniques of Narrative Therapy Developing Skills in Applying Narrative Approaches to Trauma Helping clients re-authoring trauma narratives and reclaim power in life https://youtu.be/IHnWfLSVwZQ ABOUT DR. NAZNEEN NIZAMI: UNIVERSITY +
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Published by Smith College Studies of Social Work, Kristen L. Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, Daniel K. Johnson, MSW, and Jessica T Klein, LCSW contribute: Grounding Judith Herman’s Trauma Theory within Interpersonal Neuroscience and Evidence-Based Practice Modalities for Trauma Treatment READ NOW FAQ Clinical Team What We Treat Treating Trauma Functional Recovery Clinical Interviews Events Linktree DO
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Polyvagal theory is a leading model for understanding the role of the nervous system in trauma. Developed in 1994, polyvagal theory explains how the vagus nerve, which connects the brain to the body, influences our emotion regulation, social connection, and fear response. The theory proposes that the vagus nerve has three branches that correspond to
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