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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jun 12, 2025 8:07:45 AM
There’s a particular pain that comes not from sin itself, but from the fear of it. A weariness that settles into the bones, not from wrongdoing, but...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Feb 2, 2023 11:06:10 AM
Many clients ask me, “What exactly is ERP?” Exposure and Response Prevention, or ERP, may sound formal or technical, but at its core, it is a...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 25, 2022 5:27:20 PM
Have you ever had a thought that keeps popping into your head, uninvited and unwelcome? These thoughts can manifest as disturbing images, unsettling...
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Jul 12, 2022 11:55:49 AM
During my first session with a client (also known as “the intake session”) I always ask no matter what the mental health issue—
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: May 26, 2021 10:15:56 AM
Many of my clients are often surprised to discover that I experience social anxiety. Watching my videos or listening to me speak, you'd probably...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jan 31, 2020 11:57:55 AM
Recently, I relearned the concept of inhibitory learning, and once again, it reshaped the way I view certain challenges. There’s something...
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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 thoughts, and creeping into every corner of your life. It doesn't...
