KD HOLMES, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED

Explore KD Holmes's articles on trauma, OCD, anxiety, relationships, and the connection between mind and body. This collection includes reflections on EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting, boundaries, perfectionism, and the questions people bring into therapy.

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Adventures in Anxiety Treatment

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: May 21, 2023, 8:19:56 AM

Have you ever buried a dream so deeply that you’ve forgotten it was there at all? A dream that once felt so unattainable that even allowing yourself to think about it became unbearable? If so, welcome to my world - the space where we gently confront the impossible and uncover the hopes hiding in the quiet corners of your soul. For many people,...

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Conversations with An Anxious Mind

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Nov 5, 2019, 10:03:51 AM

Anxiety can feel like an invisible weight, pressing on your chest, disrupting your focus, and quietly creeping into every corner of your life. It doesn’t only show up in big, obvious moments; it settles into the quiet ones too. Anxious thoughts can make everyday tasks feel overwhelming, drain joy from things you once enjoyed, distort your mood,...

Anxiety image that looks like a bomb went off

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Anxiety: Magnifying Catastrophizing Snow Balling Mind

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Oct 30, 2019, 7:26:13 PM

Do I Have an Anxious Mind or any other anxiety symptoms? If that question resonates with you, it’s likely your thoughts are no strangers to constant “what if” scenarios and worst-case spirals. Anxiety catastrophizing is a common pattern where the mind magnifies uncertainty, jumping quickly to feared outcomes and convincing you that danger is just...