Nervous System & Healing Tools
You might think it’s ‘just stress,’ but your body is speaking
Healing your nervous system takes time, curiosity, and compassion, which is exactly what I aim to provide here. Each post offers guidance, gentle education, and tangible tools to help you move from survival mode to a sense of safety and self-trust. Whether you’re learning about regulation, mindfulness, or how EMDR therapy supports the body, these blogs are designed to help you feel more at home in yourself.
Moving Through Tough Emotions: When to Regulate and When to Recognize
We’ve all been there—caught in a wave of frustration, sadness, or anxiety, unsure whether to calm the storm or let it wash over us. For trauma survivors, emotional regulation can be a powerful tool, but there's a fine line between regulating and repressing. In this blog, we explore how to recognize when it’s time to soothe your nervous system and when it’s time to sit with your emotions, giving them the space they need to be heard. Whether through EMDR therapy, breathwork, or creative outlets, finding that balance is key to true healing.
Navigating the New Year's Resolutions Rollercoaster: A Trauma-Informed Approach with EMDR Therapy Phoenix
Step into the New Year with a blog that unravels the psychology behind resolutions, offering insights into the unique challenges faced by trauma survivors. As we bid farewell to 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona, join me, Kandace Ledergerber, a Licensed Professional Counselor and EMDR Therapist, on a quest to understand the intricate web of human psychology and the empowering potential of setting S.M.A.R.T. goals.
Navigating the Holidays Continued - How Past Experiences Mold Our Beliefs and How to Cope This Season
In this blog, we dive into the intricate layers of trauma survival and healing during the holidays. Discover practical strategies and the transformative power of EMDR therapy.
Navigating the Holidays: Unwrapping the Layers of Toxicity and Past Trauma
The holidays can be stressful all on their own, but then bring in family drama, toxicity, and trauma into the mix, and they can be REALLY tough! This blog will cover why this season can be tough for so many AND real things you can do to take care of yourself.
How To Manage Stress and Anxiety When Buying and Selling a Home in Phoenix, Arizona
Buying and selling a home can come with a roller coaster of emotions - even for an EMDR therapist. If you are looking to buy or sell and are feeling nervous about the process, read this interview where Talicia shares what areas clients typically get stuck in and how they can manage the stress and anxiety of buying and selling in any market.
What Does It Mean to Have PTSD
If you are wondering, do I have PTSD? Will I need trauma therapy? Maybe you’ve even read that EMDR therapy is good for trauma, and now you’re looking to understand more. I will explain what it means to have a PTSD diagnosis in this post.
The Many Faces of Healing - Erica Hand, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, APRN, FNP, PMHNP (She/Hers)
There are so many healers out there doing such amazing work! This series is aimed at connecting with different professionals who help people struggling with perfectionism, anxiety or trauma, so that more people can find the help they need when they need it.
The Many Faces of Healing - Shohreh Davoodi (she/her)
There are so many healers out there doing such amazing work! This series is aimed at connecting with different professionals who help people struggling with perfectionism, anxiety or trauma, so that more people can find the help they need when they need it.
What's Happening in the Brain When Trauma is Triggered
Ever wonder why something feels SO incredibly triggering after experiencing a trauma? Maybe it’s something completely unrelated to the trauma itself, but just reminds you of it. In this article, I’ll be talking about what types of memories are triggered when trauma happens and how EMDR therapy can help.
Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
The honest 100% truth is that healing is not always fun, sometimes it is uncomfortable and even downright painful. But what comes out of the healing can be truly irreplaceable and beautiful for the life we crave to live. This article discusses that balance of pain and beauty and how EMDR therapy can help in the healing process.
Healing Through Trauma (a Step and a Journey)
As an anxiety therapist providing EMDR therapy in Tampa, I have a passion for understanding trauma and anxiety. This article looks at what happens in the brain when we experience trauma and how EMDR therapy can be helpful on the path to healing.
When the Go, Go, Go Becomes Utterly Exhausting
The constant go mentality of our culture and of the holidays can be exhausting and draining on our mental health! Find several tips here to release ourselves from that exhaustion.
Holiday Stress & Trauma
It’s no surprise that the holiday’s can trigger stress, but did you know it can also trigger past trauma’s too. You are not alone.
What Trauma Can Feel Like
With the recent two years, a global pandemic, and life that's never stopping, more people are experiencing trauma symptoms now than before. This article describes what trauma can feel like, how it may get stored, and how EMDR therapy can help.
Misconceptions of Trauma
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, specializing in EMDR therapy and trauma, here are three common misconceptions surrounding trauma I hear often.
FAQs about counseling, therapy, psychotherapy, in Tampa
Questions to ask a therapist, counselor or psychologist in Tampa
Finding a therapist, counselor, or psychologist in Tampa
Tampa, FL is a top spot for vacations and really cool attractions, it can be a great place to visit and live! However, just because a lot of it is really beautiful and has great attractions, doesn’t necessarily cut out the fact that people who live here year-round need support. I know it can be difficult finding the right therapist for the struggle you are facing and sometimes even one that fits with our personalities. I’m here to help. I’d like to help you find someone who you can connect with and who can help in a way that meets your needs.
