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KD & Marielle: Sep 12, 2026, 9:12:09 AM
1. What Is Trauma? Trauma is the result of an event that overwhelms an individual's nervous system and ability to cope. It causes emotional distress that continues long after the event(s). Trauma can be caused by a single event such as a near death...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 16, 2026, 7:46:00 AM
There is a moment in complex OCD treatment that every ERP therapist eventually meets. The client understands the model. They can explain the OCD...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Mar 15, 2026, 5:05:41 PM
Trauma doesn't always look like hypervigilance, flashbacks, or a clear stress response — and in neurodivergent clients, it often doesn't. Masking,...
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Monet David, MS, LPC, ADHD-CCSP: Mar 2, 2026, 11:36:50 AM
In the modern therapy room, a specific type of clinical impasse is becoming increasingly common. It involves the client who is insightful, motivated,...
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Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Mar 2, 2026, 11:33:40 AM
Mental health professionals are trained in a way that leads us to spot the "obvious" cases of autism: the children who struggle with eye contact, who...
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People throw around the phrase "you are being a narcissist" a lot these days. But there is a real difference between someone acting selfish once in a...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 26, 2025, 9:10:46 AM
My Relationship with AI: A Tool That Grows with Me Let me begin with a confession: I use AI every day. This is not a theoretical endorsement-I am the...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 20, 2025, 10:41:31 AM
When Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) intersect, clinicians often find themselves navigating a clinical...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 19, 2025, 4:28:38 PM
OCD is rarely straightforward. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and in many cases, it shows up tangled in a web of other diagnoses-each influencing,...
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In this blog, three therapists examine therapist development through the lens of discomfort in therapy, exploring how moments of tension,...
