Every symptom is an adaptation. Every adaptation points to something unhealed. And for EMDR clinicians, the place to start looking is within. In a recent free webinar hosted by the Personal Transformation Institute, PTI founder and SAFE Approach developer Deb Kenard...
By Deb Kennard, PTI Founder If you’ve been searching for an EMDR approach that feels more grounded, more relational, and more effective with complex trauma, SAFE EMDR training offers a powerful way forward. Developed by Personal Transformation Institute (PTI), SAFE...
TL;DR: Cognitive interweaves aren’t “mini CBT.” They’re brief, attuned prompts used only when EMDR processing stalls—e.g., looping, shame, or dysregulation. Keep them short (one out-breath), offer them as an experiment, then return to BLS and let the client’s system...
By Deb Kennard, PTI Founder Unresolved trauma doesn’t always show up as flashbacks or panic attacks. Often, it hides beneath layers of protective adaptations, patterns of behavior, emotion, and belief that once served to protect the individual but now block healing....
By Deb Kennard, PTI Founder When clients arrive in therapy, they often bring surface-level symptoms—anxiety, relationship struggles, emotional reactivity—but beneath those symptoms lie deeper patterns shaped by early life experiences. In our recent webinar, “From...
By Deb Kennard, PTI Founder At the Personal Transformation Institute (PTI), our monthly free webinars are designed to help clinicians deepen their understanding of trauma and refine their skills in EMDR therapy. In our latest session—Treatment Planning and Finding the...
