by Martina Magnery | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Anger can sometimes feel uncontrollable, as if it arises from nowhere before any rational thought. While most traditional anger management strategies focus on behavioral techniques like deep breathing or cognitive reframing, they usually do not fully address the root...
by Martina Magnery | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Most of us are familiar with the common fight or flight responses we experience when we are distressed but when it comes to trauma responses Freeze and Fawn are are also other coping mechanisms. Sometimes these responses develop into PTSD symptoms if not processed and...
by Martina Magnery | Aug 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is the best evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) endorsed by medical associations around the world including the World Health Organisation. After treatment, individuals with PTSD show...
by Martina Magnery | Aug 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) covers a wide range of conditions, ranging from a one-time traumatic event to exposure to chronic traumatization. Complex PTSD differs to PTSD as it will include repeated adverse events that begin from an early age. Whilst EMDR...
by Martina Magnery | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adult survivors of sexual abuse experience a range of symptoms that include dissociation, panic attacks, poor self-esteem, boundary issues and suicidal ideation. Core beliefs of shame and powerlessness are the most common for those who have experienced sexual abuse...
