The Magic of Presence

Have you ever had a moment where everything just clicks? That happened to me recently, walking my therapy dogs in the woods before dawn, listening to Eckhart Tolle on Spotify. For days, I’d been wondering how this blog could capture the essence of our psychotherapist...

Demystifying the AIP Model: A Practical Guide for EMDR Therapists

Despite the success of my EMDR Basic Training instructors, I remember feeling completely intimidated by Francine Shapiro’s brilliant overview of the “Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model”. It took considerable EMDR practice for me to more fully appreciate how...

Engaging Teens in EMDR Therapy: Building Trust and Healing

As a psychotherapy treatment designed to reduce the distress caused by traumatic memories and address emotional and behavioural concerns, EMDR is the foundational therapeutic model utilized at Dr. Amanda Bell and Associates (DABA). All of our staff are trained EMDR...