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The Importance of Diversity in the Therapy Room

Picture of KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Dec 2, 2023, 3:46:37 PM

I often feel a sense of shame when sharing intense emotions, so I keep them to myself. Yet it is humanly impossible to avoid feeling. Emotion is a fundamental part of being human-shaped by our histories, identities, and lived experiences-and it offers a map toward what matters to us. It is time to break that silence and name something that deeply...