To date, trauma treatment has relied on exposure and talk therapy techniques to address the symptoms of PTSD and other co-occurring disorders. The goal has been increasing exposure to the fear based stimuli in order to decrease sensitization to the trauma triggers thus reducing, and hopefully removing, the symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks, and other phobic responses. Unfortunately, these techniques, while effective, are extremely painful not only for the client but also for the clinician to administer. These treatment techniques may inadvertently re-traumatize the client or result in vicarious traumatization of the clinician.

Many trauma treatments have historically focused on executive processing centers of the brain in order to use language, logic, and rational thought processes to reduce the trauma response. The most recent treatment, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), began the development of a new form of trauma treatment. This type of treatment works with electrochemical activity in the central nervous system to shift the brain’s electrochemical response to stimuli which would have led to the presentation of PTSD and/or other fear based responses. Newer advancements in brain science have highlighted the role of the amygdala and specific glutamate receptors in maintaining the activation of the receptors that encoded the traumatic experience. Based on these new advancements, we now know how to depotentiate these receptors . Havening Techniques relies on the principles of neuroscience to deactivate the trauma in the limbic system which results in a significantly decreased presentation of trauma and other fear-based disorder symptoms.

As practitioners we know the effects of living with the experience of trauma are profuse. Untreated, these symptoms seep into every area of our clients lives, leading to disruptions in their personal relationships, emotional outbursts (anger, uncontrollable crying, etc.), a sense of being out of control, feelings of constant and irrational fear (anxiety, panic attacks, hyper vigilance), sleep disruption (nightmares, insomnia, etc.), and so much more. Come learn how to safely and effectively support yourself and your clients in being freed from their painful past and start building their envisioned future.

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