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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 26, 2025 9:10:46 AM
My Relationship with AI: A Tool That Grows with Me Let me begin with a confession: I use AI every day. This is not a theoretical endorsement-I am the monkey with the stick, fishing ants from a log, using this tool not because it’s perfect, but...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 20, 2025 10:41:31 AM
When Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) intersect, clinicians often find themselves navigating a clinical...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 19, 2025 4:28:38 PM
OCD is rarely straightforward. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and in many cases, it shows up tangled in a web of other diagnoses-each influencing,...
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What Do We Mean by Discomfort in Therapy? Monet: This conversation started in one of our previous talks about Exposure and Response Prevention...
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The phrase “death by a thousand paper cuts” often surfaces in client narratives about narcissistic abuse-and for good reason. As clinicians, we know...
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Whitney Storey, MS, LPC: Jun 20, 2025 11:58:37 AM
As mental health therapists, we are trained to understand and address distress and to help our clients navigate their inner worlds and external...
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In a world where the phrase “you are being a narcissist” has become commonplace, I want to be clear that while some people may demonstrate features...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: May 30, 2025 9:01:05 AM
There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles over the room when a client understands ERP and agrees to an exposure for the first time. It’s not...
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It's a striking truth: women are both the primary consumers of mental health services and the backbone of the mental health profession. Here at KDH...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jan 26, 2025 2:37:06 PM
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) presents itself in nuanced, multifaceted ways. Subtypes of OCD can be conceptualized based on the nature of a...
