Northwest Counseling Center
Counselors working together to promote positive mental health and healing from trauma.
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Brain Science and Mental Health
Mental health counseling is a brain-based practice. Or at least it should be. Shouldn’t we be looking at the organ we’re treating? Researchers have established human behaviors and emotions as based in brain functioning (Beeson & Field, 2017). Because of advancements in technology, mental… Continue Reading “Brain Science and Mental Health”
How EMDR Changes Lives
Adam Cayton-Holland is a comedian that shared his personal experience with trauma in the article “The Best Drug I’ve Ever Taken Wasn’t Even a Drug. It Was EMDR Therapy” (Cayton-Holland, 2018). As a young man, Adam experience the traumatic loss of his little sister… Continue Reading “How EMDR Changes Lives”
Being Mindful
It is easy to get caught up the busyness of everyday life. With the various responsibilities, a moment of quiet may be difficult to achieve. This chaotic and rushed mindset decreases a person’s awareness of the here-and-now. Mindfulness is a practice by which an… Continue Reading “Being Mindful”
Being Mindful
It is easy to get caught up the busyness of everyday life. With the various responsibilities, a moment of quiet may be difficult to achieve. This chaotic and rushed mindset decreases a person’s awareness of the here-and-now. Mindfulness is a practice by which an… Continue Reading “Being Mindful”