EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders and more. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) combines dual attention to a traumatic memory with back and forth eye movements and alternating vibrations. EMDR appears to …

The Dangers of Psychotropic Drugs

The Dangers of Psychotropic Drugs

Elizabeth Handy

The Dangers of Psychotropic Drugs With almost all of my clients,  of the first steps I recommend is that they work with their prescribing physician to wean completely off of psychotropic drugs. Although this is at first daunting and sometimes terrifying to imagine, there are several reasons that this approach is critical to my clients’ success: If you are taking mood-altering drugs …

Who I Help

I work with survivors of a broad spectrum of traumatic experiences, who are ready to do the work that leads to success. For my treatment of trauma-related disorders to be effective, the client and I must collaborate and both must invest in the client’s success. To our mutual delight, healing work with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Brainspotting …

About Elizabeth

MS, LCPC, EMDR-C, Brainspotting-C My many years of experience as a psychotherapist and former paramedic help my clients create positive change. All healing occurs in a caring, attuned and therapeutic relationship. To this, I add growing knowledge of how to help the brain heal, regulate and restore itself. I believe a direct and honest yet nurturing and intuitive approach is …

What are Emotional Personas?

What are Emotional Personas?

Elizabeth Handy

What are Emotional Personas? I use the concept of Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls, when I explain Emotional Personas (EP). Every one of us is made up of multiple EPs—the smaller, internal dolls, which collectively make up our whole adult self—the big doll. Each EP represents an age or a moment along the timeline of our lives. In a healthy individual with no trauma, the …