We are pleased to announce that Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC — the author of “EMDR Essentials: A Guide for Clients and Therapists” and the founder of the Maiberger Institute — will be a keynote presenter at the 2017 Mental Health Professionals Conference in Denver, Colorado. In her keynote, “Healing Trauma Through…
After many years of practicing EMDR Therapy and working with addictions, I have noticed that there are key moments in therapy where the therapeutic alliance is necessary to support the client’s ability to have successful treatment, which I call the Pocket of Trust. The Pocket of Trust is an emotional…
EMDR Therapy Tools for Addictions – EMDR Advanced Workshop – Boulder, Colorado – April 2017 — EMDR Trainers: Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC and John Gray, MA, LPC, CACIII — This EMDR Advanced Workshop is a two-day course on how to apply EMDR Therapy Tools for working with Addictions. Addictions will be explored through trauma based models as well as the stages of change. The lectures and experiential exercises will explore helping clients become more connected to their bodies somatically, implementing stabilization skills and using affect regulation interventions to help create safety for the client. EMDR Readiness, case conceptualization and EMDR Therapy protocols will be implemented. Issues during the Desensitization Phase of EMDR Therapy such as affect regulation, blocked processing, trust and shame will be explored. Participants will be able to put these skills into their practice immediately. This weekend will include time for case discussion and application.
Today is the National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD). NASD held every year in the first week of April on that Thursday. NASD was created in 1999 by the National Institute of Health. The mission was to increase awareness of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. NASD was created in 1999 by the…
The word “addiction” is a loaded word. Many people struggle with addiction on some level. It’s often hard to see or admit to oneself. Addiction can be complex in that it impacts people biologically, chemically, neurologically, psychologically, medically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. What is in common with all addictions is the feeling…
Advanced EMDR Training “Addictions and EMDR” April 13 – 14, 2013 Location: Maiberger Institute 2995 Baseline Road, Suite 206 Boulder, CO 80303 [ interactive map ] Instructors: Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC John Gray, MA, LPC, CACIII Workshop Overview This training is a two-day course covering skills for working with Addictions and…
Dr. Gabor Mate, author of “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addictions,” suggests that one of the major causes of addictions is childhood trauma. For years the addiction field has said that addictions were caused by genetics. If your father is an addict then you have the…
Event: Boulder EMDR Network Meeting Date: Monday July 16, 2012 Location: Spice of Life Event Center Flatirons Golf Course 5706 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 [ map ] The next EMDR Network Meeting will be Monday July 16 at The Spice of Life. There will not be a presenter at this…
In the new EMDR book, “EMDR in Addiction Continuing Care: A Phenomenological Study of Women Treated in Early Recovery,” Jamie Marich conducted a study of using EMDR therapy with 10 women who suffered from addictions. The women were from different ethnic backgrounds, had diverse trauma histories and issues. The women…
Dr. Francine Shapiro’s new book, “Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy,” is written in an easy to read format that brings life to many people’s stories of suffering and pain and how they relieved the pain with the use of EMDR.…
