by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 14, 2016 | Psychology, Trauma, Uncategorized
Bad parenting and child abuse have long-reaching consequences, but there is a way to heal. Sherry Hamby, Ph.D., outlines in an article at Psychology Today that that among the best ways to heal is to tell one’s story of abuse: “Telling your own story can...
by Terry Levy | Jun 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the past, children fulfilled a significant role in the survival of the family. Before supermarkets and washing machines, families were burdened with a tremendous amount of work. Food had to be prepared from scratch, clothes had to be handmade, wood had to be...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 8, 2015 | Parenting, Psychology, Uncategorized
During World War II, Lt. Commander Butch O’Hare served as a fighter pilot on the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific. On February 20, 1942, his entire squadron was sent on a mission. Once airborne, he noticed someone had neglected to top off his fuel tank....
by Terry Levy | May 7, 2015 | Attachment, Corrective Attachment Parenting, Uncategorized
The treatment process with children who have experienced trauma and compromised attachment must replicate the emotional, social and biological characteristics of secure parent–child attachment. That is, the ingredients found in parent–child relationships leading to...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy Center | May 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Our treatment program (Corrective Attachment Therapy) and parenting program (Corrective Attachment Parenting) are grounded in a foundation of theories, principles and research based therapy. These are the key elements of our philosophy, which inform our work with...
by Michael Orlans | May 4, 2015 | Attachment, Uncategorized
The old Freudians’ belief that personality does not develop until ages 2-3 has now been displaced by decades of research in the field of pre-natal psychology. We have found that an unborn child is an aware, reacting human being and leads an active emotional...
