Trauma and Addictions

Written by guest blogger, John Gray, a certified EMDR clinician and a Certified Addictions Counselor III.  Addictions arrive out of a myriad of stimuli that tend to drive the continuation of substance abuse. This continuation of substance abuse/addiction tends to take on a life of it’s own. The territory where…

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EMDR and Addictions: Feeling State Protocol

Depression Man Marital Status Mood People

Written by guest blogger, Crystal Whitlow, LCSW, Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant.  Although I had never been particularly interested in addictions work, I recently attended a workshop on the “Feeling State Protocol for Addictions” with Dr. Robert Miller, at the 2012 EMDRIA Conference in Washington, DC. Dr. Miller developed…

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