This Veterans Day, Army veteran and former Military Police Sergeant Melanie reflects on the sacrifices, pride, and complex emotions of service, the hidden impact of PTSD and mental health stigma, and how therapies like EMDR can help veterans heal, find stability, and reclaim a sense of peace in civilian life.

Adrianna Powell, LSW, offers compassionate therapy for kids, teens, young adults, and families in Champaign, IL. With experience in trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, and family dynamics, Adrianna creates a collaborative, affirming space for healing. Sessions are available in-person or online across Illinois.

Beginning the journey to finding a therapist can seem daunting and overwhelming. Whether this is your first time considering therapy or

"That's that therapy where you follow the therapist's fingers with your eyes, right?"

I struggled with how to start this article and how to describe what EMDR is. I finally decided to use EMDRIA’s description of EMDR. ‘EMDR...

EMDR can help you strengthen positive traits that you possess. It can de-sensitize you to phobias and high anxiety situations. EMDR can...

Creating and strengthening a calm place is one of my favorite EMDR exercises. Think of it this way...you have a memory network or a...

Today is all about learning a handy EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) technique. How to create and use a container. Do...

Let's talk about anxiety! Did you know that anxiety affects 40 million adults in the United States. That's just a little over 18% of the...

This is easily the most challenging time anyone of us have ever experienced. It's okay to be anxious, scared, irritable, angry, sad,...

Creating a safe/calm place using EMDR is easily one of my favorite things to do with clients. It's calming for them and they find it...