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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 16, 2026, 2:03:22 PM
Sometimes you know you are ok, but your body does not believe you yet. You can be sitting in your car, lying in bed, talking to someone you love, or...
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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...
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Sep 1, 2025, 1:35:05 PM
Conventionally, most people understand how the body operates: the brain acts as the central processor, generating commands that travel through the...
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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...
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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...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Oct 31, 2022, 4:31:44 PM
Many people are curious what is counseling? I begin by trying to understand someone’s struggles, I often come back to one question: What is it like...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 12, 2021, 7:40:07 PM
It’s been a long time since I’ve had an adventure. I’ve been consumed by the day-to-day demands of relationships, work, and family-trying to fit in...
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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 had social anxiety. Watching my videos or listening to me speak, you'd probably never guess...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Feb 1, 2021, 10:34:20 AM
Overachieving is a complex web of perfectionistic behaviors, personality traits, mental health challenges, personal history, and social influences....
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jan 10, 2021, 10:38:55 AM
This specific type of anxiety and depression can be particularly challenging to address because it feels intertwined with what many overachievers...
