In medicine, the word “trauma” is used to indicate a physical injury including an injury to the brain. In mental health, trauma is used to refer to a distressing and disturbing experience. When people talk about childhood trauma, they often refer to the long-lasting psychological injuries related to abuse or to extremely adverse experiences that […]
Interpersonal Trauma – Collective Trauma Today is remembrance day, November 11, 2020. I have mentioned Jon Allen, PhD. before. Allen has written about trauma. Allen’s YouTube clips with interviews and his writings are often mentioned in the training I provide to mental health professionals. As I am providing this type of training again this week, […]
During my twenty years as a counselling therapist I have been honoured to work with many different people. I have learnt a lot from every one of my clients. As students we learn about patterns, and about shared symptoms. We learn about theories and approaches in psychotherapy. We read research and some of us conduct […]
One: Dr. Scheepers, can I say “Elisabeth”? Yes, no problem. In writing, when it is a more formal letter, please use my title, and otherwise, Elisabeth is perfect. If I have the choice between Ms., Mrs. (really?,) and Dr., I prefer the latter for more than one reason 😉. (My name is with an s […]
Information for people seeking services and counselling therapy (psychotherapy) for symptoms of psychological injury in Saskatchewan, Canada Frequently Asked Questions Who can provide me with a formal diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ? The people who are licensed to diagnose are psychiatrists, and registered psychologists who have the designation APE behind their name. […]
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