by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Apr 18, 2023 | Attachment, Training, Trauma, Treatment
If you are a parent, caregiver, mental health, child welfare, school, adoption, foster care, medical, or legal system professional, who helps and supports children and adults dealing with trauma and attachment issues and their families, Dr. Terry Levy is offering his...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 14, 2022 | Family Therapy, Parenting, Uncategorized
We spend a lot of time talking about mothers as primary early attachment figures. But, as after celebrating Fathers this month, we want to stress dad’s essential role during infancy in fostering secure attachment. Just as with mothers, infants are more likely to...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 15, 2021 | Psychology, Theory & Research
During Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness month, when we are talking extensively about trauma and its often debilitating effects on children and adults, it is also important to consider how surviving and overcoming trauma can have a positive impact, making us...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 18, 2019 | The brain
To gain a fuller understanding of the connections between the mental and the physical, it is helpful to know a little something about the limbic system. The limbic system is the social and emotional part of the brain, governing attachment, nurturing instincts,...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | May 2, 2019 | Treatment
Parents struggling to help a child with mental health issues are often conflicted about their options. They may be ready to embrace therapeutic intervention, but often feel ambivalent about considering psychiatric medication for their child. It’s hardly surprising....
