Holiday Stress Management

It’s holiday time and many are expressing that they are struggling at this time of the year. What seems like should be a happy time, can actually be a time of stress, hardship, frustration, grief, and upset. The question arises: how do I manage holiday stress? Do I spend it…

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Support EMDR Research Foundation For Chance to Win Prizes

  The EMDR Research Foundation is inviting therapists to become a “Visionary Alliance” member to help support EMDR research. Their mission is to “invest in the wellbeing of people everywhere”. To become a a “Visionary Alliance” member, you can donate as little as $15.00 a month which helps fund EMDR…

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EMDR Basic Training for Non-Profit Employees

The Maiberger Institute is proud to offer an EMDR Basic Training for full-time employees of non-profit agencies only! The training itself is the same as the EMDR Basic Training, only it will be at a reduced rate, and only full-time employees of non-profit organizations will be able to attend the…

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Registration Now Open for “Attachment Based Trauma & EMDR”

Advanced EMDR Workshop: Attachment Based Trauma & EMDR February 9 – 10, 2013   Location: Maiberger Institute 2995 Baseline Road, Suite 206 Boulder, CO 80303 [ interactive map ] Instructors: Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC Arielle Schwartz, PhD, LPC   Workshop Overview This course applies EMDR to attachment based trauma. Attachment styles are…

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How to Find an EMDR Therapist

Since I teach EMDR Therapy, I often get asked for referrals for EMDR therapists. I found that trying to connect the right client with the right therapist was a little challenging since different therapists have a variety of specialties and work in different areas. With this in mind, I launched…

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Polyvagal Theory and EMDR Therapy

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As an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Consultant and co-developer of several EMDR Advanced Workshops at the Maiberger institute I have had many opportunities to present on the work of Dr. Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory.  Seeing Dr. Porges at the 2012 EMDRIA Conference was an opportunity to refine my own understanding…

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EMDR Technician vs EMDR Artist

Learning EMDR is like learning how to dance Tango. When you learn Tango there is a system to learn, a set pattern of steps. The dance can look very simple from the outside, but actually doing it can be far more complex. In the beginning it can feel like it’s…

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Attachment Wounding and Developmental Trauma

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After attending the 2012 USABP conference, one workshop was a standout for me: “Attachment and Somatic Development” taught by Anne Isaacs, LCSW. She took a couple of different theoretical ways of working with Attachment Issues and integrated the work together. I won’t be able to cover the entire lecture but…

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