by Andrea Serrano | Mar 22, 2021 | Lighthouse, Personal Growth
Most of us have heard of fight, flight, or freeze. These are common responses that humans, and animals have when faced with various situations. Thinking about trauma, and how that impacts us we think about one more term “Fawn”. This term is coined by Pete Walker, a...
by Andrea Serrano | Mar 3, 2021 | EMDR, Lighthouse
“I can’t control my emotions”, “I don’t know what’s wrong with me!” These are two common phrases that many people have said before. I have seen many children, teens and adults who are unable to display emotional regulation. What is emotional regulation? Emotional...
by Andrea Serrano | Jan 29, 2021 | EMDR, Lighthouse, Personal Growth
I think we can all agree that depression is draining. A common thought to getting out of the pit of depression is – where do I even start? When a person is struggling with depression things that were once important and things that once made them happy gives them...
by Andrea Serrano | Jan 8, 2021 | Lighthouse, Personal Growth
Did you know that there are different styles of processing information? I’m not talking about the manner in which we communicate our thoughts, rather the way we integrate new information and turn it into thoughts that we can share with others if we choose. So, what...
by Andrea Serrano | Dec 28, 2020 | eoriole, Lighthouse, Personal Growth
The human capacity to search for happiness seems endless. My experience, within the counseling field, demonstrates that this endless search is often external. To seek happiness, fulfillment or peace through unrealistic dreams, addictions or even other people, is a...
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