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Neurofeedback: A Breakthrough For Trauma Survivors? Tune In this Sun, Sept 15th 9pm EST/8pm CST/6pm PST on Dr. Greg Williams show "Breaking the Silence" where Dr. Williams will be interviewing neurofeedback pioneer, & Brain-Trainer International Founder, Peter Van Deusen, as well as from neurofeedback practitioners: Stacey Breitmann, Dr. Sharrie Hanley & Mary Giuliani who will share their stories about how neurofeedback has made a profound difference in their lives and the lives of...

For our first Community Spotlight, I interviewed Feride Castillo, Director of Advocacy and co-founder of Empower LI to discuss the incredible work she is doing with trauma-informed care within the criminal justice system in Suffolk County. Please note that responses have been adjusted for length and clarity. How did you get started working with families affected by the ACEs/Trauma on Long Island? I have experience working within the criminal justice system alongside judges, defense...

Traumatized families with traumatized children often remain stuck in the “now what?” phase. After identifying the traumatic event and telling their story, the question is “now what?”. What do we do in the here and now to heal our child’s trauma to move forward? Trauma therapists often lack to the tools to answer this question. In response, the Family Systems Trauma (FST) model developed what are called trauma playbooks. These are written plans with concrete strategies to clarify roles and...

At a standing-room-only workshop on historical and racial trauma in Wilmington, NC this week, one of the workshop leaders, Jen Neitzel , Ph.D., executive director of the Educational Equity Institute , shared a list of resources on the topic of racism, trauma, white fragility, inequity, social justice and more. Neitzel and fellow presenters Justin L. Perry, a therapist in private practice , and Jaraun “Gemini” Boyd, a client advocate for The Bail Project , spoke and interacted with an...