by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 23, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
When Trauma Is Not a Single Event For many, the word “trauma” conjures images of a single, devastating event: a car accident, a natural disaster, a combat experience. While these are undoubtedly traumatic, there is another form of suffering, one that is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 22, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing
If you’re searching for advanced trauma therapy, you have likely moved beyond traditional talk therapy. You may have read “The Body Keeps the Score” and realized that your trauma isn’t just a story to be told—it’s an experience stored in...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 14, 2025 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
What Anxiety Feels Like: The Constant Companion Anxiety can feel like having an alarm system that never turns off. Your body remains in a state of alert even when there’s no immediate danger, creating a exhausting cycle of worry, physical tension, and emotional...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 14, 2025 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
What PTSD Feels Like: The Inner Experience Living with PTSD can feel like being trapped in a time warp where past trauma continues to intrude on the present moment. Many people describe it as having their nervous system stuck on high alert, as if danger could strike...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 9, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Executive and Physician Burnout, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama
The Limitations of Current Trauma Diagnosis Leading trauma experts Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk have long argued that the DSM-5’s approach to trauma diagnosis fails to capture the complexity of how trauma manifests in different memory systems and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 29, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse
The Counterintuitive Role of Humor in Trauma Recovery There exists a seeming paradox in the realm of trauma therapy: the juxtaposition of humor against the backdrop of suffering. For those grappling with PTSD and the horrific aspects of life that create it, the idea...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 27, 2025 | Guided Meditations for Therapy, Recovering from Abuse, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama
Do you struggle with a specific phobia, traumatic memory, or overwhelming emotion that feels impossible to face? This guided meditation will help you build the capacity to gradually transform your relationship to this challenging inner experience through the power of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 5, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Color Psychology, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Recovering from Abuse
Understanding Trauma Through Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Through Trauma The relationship between schizophrenia and trauma has long been a subject of fascination and debate in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. While early theories often focused on...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 3, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Recovering from Abuse, Self Help and Personal Development, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama, Trauma Treatment in Alabama
“Pain – has an Element of Blank – It cannot recollect When it begun – or if there were A time when it was not – It has no Future – but itself – Its Infinite realms contain Its Past – enlightened to perceive New Periods...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 6, 2025 | Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Recovering from Abuse, Self Help and Personal Development
Can You Use EMDR on Children? Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods of development, laying the foundation for mental health and well-being throughout the lifespan. However, for many young people in Alabama, these formative years are marked by traumatic...
