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Start 2026 with Clarity, Confidence, and Healing: Why EMDR Therapy Belongs on Your New Year’s Resolution Lis
ost New Year’s resolutions focus on behavior: exercise more, be more productive, improve relationships, reduce stress. What many people don’t realize is that unresolved experiences stored in the nervous system can quietly block our ability to follow through on those goals.
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Dec 13, 20253 min read


EMDR Therapy:Beyond PTSD
When most people hear about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, they immediately think of post-traumatic stress...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Sep 24, 20253 min read


Choosing a Quieter, Slower, Smaller Life
Everywhere we turn, there seems to be pressure to do more, go faster, and fit just one more thing into the day. Our culture often equates...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Aug 16, 20252 min read
EMDR Therapy and Creating a Healthy Sports Mindset: Unlocking Peak Performance
In the world of competitive sports, physical conditioning often takes center stage—but mental resilience is just as critical. Athletes at...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Treating OCD with the Distancing Approach & EMDR
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is more than just quirky habits or perfectionism—it’s a debilitating condition affecting about 1.6%...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Jul 9, 20253 min read
UNDERSTANDING EMDR THERAPY: A PATH TO HEALING FOR OCD, SPORTS PERFORMANCE ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS AND DAILY STRUGGLES WITH OVERWHELM
in recent years, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr )therapy has gained recognition as an effective treatment for...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Jun 3, 20252 min read
BUILDING RESILIENCE AS A WOMAN
BUILDING RESILIENCES AS A WOMAN INVOLVES DEVELOPING THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHALLENGES, OVERCOME ADVERSITY, AND THRIVE IN THE FACE OF...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
May 20, 20252 min read


Is EMDR Therapy right for me?
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) THERAPY IS A SPECAILIZED FORM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS PROCESS...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Apr 25, 20251 min read
Happy Birthday to Me!
Hello forty! I am at my computer on the morning of my fortieth birthday. Woken up by the constant nudging of my two toddlers and the...
Laura McElhinny, MSW, LCSW
Jul 28, 20223 min read
