Rachel Stanton, Author at EMDR Intensives Boston

Boston Complex PTSD Therapist Ready for Hire

Boston Complex PTSD Therapist Ready for Hire Living with the lasting effects of repeated trauma, childhood abuse, or relationship wounds can make it feel like you’re carrying something invisible but heavy, especially when everything looks “fine” on the outside. Many of the women I work with are high-functioning, accomplished, and deeply exhausted from holding it…

4 Massachusetts EMDR Therapists Ready for Hire

If you’ve been carrying anxiety, depression, or memories that still feel too close for comfort and that regular talk therapy hasn’t been able to resolve, you’re not alone. So many of the women I work with have done “all the right things” but still feel stuck, wondering why healing hasn’t come. Hi, I’m Rachel Stanton.…

4 of the Best Boston Trauma Therapists

If you’re feeling stuck in patterns of anxiety, depression, or disconnection that trace back to painful experiences, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to stay there. Maybe you’ve tried traditional talk therapy but haven’t seen the kind of deep, lasting change you’re craving. You might be thriving professionally, yet still working overtime to prove your…

“Mom, someone hurt me” — What She Said Next Matters a Lot

When something novel happens babies and small children will look to their parents to see how they should react. Their parent’s reaction then serves as a guide for how they should respond to this new thing or situation. From their parent’s reaction the baby will be trying to interpret whether this experience is safe, dangerous,…

6 Painful and Unseen Side Effects of Being Sexually Assaulted

You may have heard about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and are somewhat familiar with the debilitating symptoms like flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and nightmares. Sexual assault is a form of trauma that can lead to the development of PTSD. Sexual assault can also impact you in other complicated ways. I want to share with…

What is Emotional Abuse?

“He never hit me or anything.” “They weren’t that bad.” Does that sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. I often hear these statements from my therapy clients. They might be referencing their parents or a previous partner. The content displays the same thought process: And if I wasn’t abused then the things my therapist…