Haven Family Therapy offers an overview to understand the how and why of emotionally immature parents, and guidance on how to heal.

Trauma can impact childrens’ lives in several ways, but it can be hard to tell the extent of the impact for any particular event or ongoing trauma. Children aren’t as able to communicate how they feel or what they’re thinking, and childhood trauma can even impact memory formation, so remembering exact events isn’t always possible. Healing traumatic wounds from childhood once you’ve reached adulthood can be tricky.

Narrative therapy is a transformative therapeutic approach that views individuals as authors of their own life stories. It is rooted in the belief that people are not defined by their problems but rather by the narratives they construct around them. Developed by an Australian social worker in the 80’s, this empowering form of therapy seeks to deconstruct negative self-perceptions and limitations.

EMDR is a unique therapeutic process that’s designed to help you revisit traumatic occurrences without re-experiencing the initial intensity associated with them. But did you know that EMDR is a suitable treatment for anxiety, depression, phobias, grief and OCD?