ELAINE KORNGOLD, LPC | Certified Brainspotting Therapist and Approved Consultant | Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist | Certified in Trauma, ADHD, Autism Counseling | Career Counseling, Financial Therapy | 503-770-0810 | AskCounseling@outlook.com
Panic attacks revolve around feeling terror, says this recent article. “Though people mainly associate them with the mind, they’re actually constellations of symptoms, both physical and cognitive. Your brain is seized by fear; your body responds, and it can be … Read more
This beautiful book was recently recommended to me – “The Rabbit Listened” by Cori Doerrfeld — I use it in in sessions when we do Brainspotting for emotions. It has been recorded on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjAWkog9n0 This children’s book is … Read more
This article describes the potential life-long impacts of trauma experienced during infancy. Experts in infant mental health (from the prenatal period up to age 3), state that very young children who experience exposure to domestic violence, natural disasters such as … Read more
This article describes millions of people being affected by trauma, but not getting properly diagnosed and properly treated. PTSD symptoms experienced after delivering a stillborn baby include: numbness, vivid paranoia, bursts of anger, inability to differentiate between the past and … Read more
Traditional talk therapy is considered a top-down approach because it works primarily with the neocortex (on top of our brain) where speech and language live, and encourages people to think their way through their emotional responses in their subcortical or … Read more
A colleague of mine from Atlanta wrote about offering Brainspotting treatment to a client with a traumatic background and ADHD who was coping by analyzing and intellectualizing. “Sara came to me for Brainspotting after years of therapy. She states: ‘I … Read more
During Brainspotting therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy sessions, we may ask clients to notice where in their bodies they are experiencing their feelings. For some clients, that’s a difficult question. They may have spent decades trying hard not … Read more
This article describes mental health symptoms of menopause that many doctors don’t talk about. As a result, people are not always aware that they are going through menopause. “… new research shows that perimenopausal and menopausal people also experience brain … Read more
This article describes how the decline in the financial markets due to the Coronavirus Pandemic is impacting people who are either close to retirement or are already retired. “For older people, the coronavirus crisis has been an appalling shock. Many can’t travel … Read more
Here is an excellent article from Harvard Global Health Institute, describing the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on our mental health. We are experiencing a global fear in response to threat, which enhances our survival and at the same time … Read more