Topic: Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing

A Most Effective Tool to Help Streamline the Healing Process.

This week's show is dedicated in celebration of my nephew Max's 18th birthday (March 5). My heart is filled with joy for having him in the world and in my life. Happy Birthday, Max!

Guest: Susan Sugar, LCSW

Susan is a certified EMDR Therapist working in private practice in Phoenix, AZ specializing in breaking through the adult impacts of childhood trauma (as opposed to more current trauma issues), including physical, verbal, emotional, and sexual abuses. She also works quite a bit with grief and complicated grief, "codependent" type issues, life transitions, anxiety and depression. And, of course, she has worked with those who have experienced more recent traumas such as car accidents, witness trauma, and assault. She works with recovering people (addicts and alcoholics) but usually after they are stable and looking for the second stage of recovery.

Susan is the EMDRIA Regional Coordinator for the state of Arizona where I maintain a central communication point for EMDR therapists to communicate with each other and to keep up to date on EMDR goings on within the state as well as workshops and trainings all over.