by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 31, 2021 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
Our fight or flight response was a gift that kept us alive while we were living in the wild. When we heard a tiger growl, we either had to fight a tiger or run away from a tiger. The first thing that happens during the fight or flight response is that our mind loses...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 6, 2021 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
Executive Summary: Why Depth Psychology Heals Trauma The Core Conflict: Standard talk therapy (CBT) often fails with complex trauma because it engages the Prefrontal Cortex (logic), while trauma lives in the Limbic System (emotion) and Brain Stem (body). The Jungian...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 16, 2020 | Alabama Local History, Free Resources for Therapists in Private Practice, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Executive Summary: The Biology of Safety The Core Mechanism: Panic and dissociation are not “mental” errors; they are physiological states of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Panic is a Sympathetic (mobilization) surge; Dissociation is a Dorsal Vagal...
