Do you second guess or doubt yourself? Do you feel the need to control the things around you? Are you seen as a perfectionist? These can all be signs of high-functioning anxiety, and it’s real!

While EMDR has been an efficient trauma modality, it has expanded to other disorders and symptoms, such as anxiety and phobias.

When one hears the word trauma, there is a visceral reaction of “I didn’t have it that bad” or downplaying experiences because of one’s own privileges.

What happens when avoidance becomes a habit that impacts work or relationships negatively?

CBT is especially beneficial in confronting difficult narrative and avoidant behaviors to ultimately take action steps towards change.

Dissociation is often learned as a young person to cope with complex (childhood) trauma or adverse life events; it can even be helpful to survival and not having to feel the magnitude of stress or pain.