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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EMDR

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Complex PTSD: When Trauma Is How Your Body Learned to Survive

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jan 7, 2026, 5:40:08 PM

Many new people come into my office asking the same question: Why am I not getting better? For many people, the missing piece is complex PTSD vs PTSD. My practice has a way of becoming a landing place for people who feel stuck-people who’ve already tried therapy. I don’t know if it’s decades of experience, a deep respect for human complexity, or...

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When EMDR Isn’t Enough: How DBR Reaches the Places Words Can’t

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Aug 5, 2025, 8:33:19 PM

Change doesn’t only happen through talking. If you’ve had EMDR and felt that uncanny sense of relief-as if something inside you shifted without needing to revisit every painful detail-you already know this. Deep brain reorienting speaks to that same truth. Sometimes healing starts in the quiet, deep-down places that remember safety before your...

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How to Overcome Trauma: Strategies for Healing

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Sep 22, 2023, 7:48:02 AM

Trauma changes the brain, leaving a lasting imprint on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. It doesn’t simply live in the past as a distant memory; it shows up in the present, shaping how people perceive safety, connection, and stress in their everyday lives. Trauma healing processes like EMDR begin with understanding that the impact isn’t...

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What is Trauma Therapy?

KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Dec 5, 2019, 9:40:28 AM

What is trauma? Many people unknowingly live with what I often call “trauma brain.” It’s an invisible force shaping their reactions, emotions, and even physical symptoms-without them realizing that unresolved trauma is driving much of their distress. Trauma therapy helps make this visible. It focuses on how overwhelming experiences live in the...