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How to Help Perinatal Clients Navigate Psychiatric Medication Decisions
Support clients through perinatal medication decisions with compassion, clarity, and confidence—without stepping out of scope.
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The Hidden Harm of Traditional Intake: Rethinking How We Welcome Trauma Survivors
How can intake be more than administrative? Explore how trauma-sensitive practices turn the first session into a foundation for healing.
Mar 246 min read
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Should Therapists Share Their Own Experiences? Navigating Self-Disclosure in Therapy
How does a therapist’s lived experience impact their work? Explore self-disclosure, countertransference, and burnout in perinatal therapy.
Mar 105 min read
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Supporting Clients Through Pregnancy Termination for Medical Reasons: What Perinatal Therapists Need to Know
Supporting clients through TFMR requires compassion, knowledge, and legal awareness. Here’s what perinatal therapists need to know.
Feb 245 min read
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Beyond the Individual: How Relationship Dynamics Shape Perinatal Mental Health
Discover how understanding relationship dynamics is essential for perinatal therapists, even when working with individual clients.
Feb 115 min read
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Decolonizing EMDR: Centering Client Voice and Choice in Trauma Healing
Decolonizing EMDR shifts therapy beyond the individual, addressing systemic trauma and centering client voice, choice, and cultural context.
Feb 55 min read
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Help Us Connect: Share Your Preferences in Our Quick Poll
Take our quick poll to share where you engage online and connect with Touchstone. Your input helps us meet you where you are!
Feb 31 min read
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Introducing EMDR Training in ASL: Advancing Accessibility in Mental Health Education
Discover our first-ever EMDR Training in ASL, designed to advance accessibility and inclusion in mental health education.
Jan 282 min read
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Why Identity-Informed Care Matters in Perinatal Mental Health
Explore how culturally responsive, identity-informed care transforms perinatal mental health outcomes for diverse clients and communities.
Jan 204 min read
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Reflecting on 2024’s Milestones, Embracing 2025’s Promise
Reflecting on 2024’s growth and entering 2025 with gratitude, shared knowledge, and a caring community.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Beyond Birth: The Hidden Epidemic of Perinatal Trauma
Perinatal trauma shatters families. Learn how to support healing, strengthen bonds, and explore EMDR therapy's role in recovery.
Nov 5, 20245 min read
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Caregiving in Crisis: The Overwhelming Reality of Parenting Today
Caregivers, your struggles are real. Learn how modern caregiving has changed—and why you're not alone in feeling overwhelmed.
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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Mara's course is coming to the Belgian EMDR Institute!
Mara Tesler Stein has been invited to bring her training, The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health Providers, to the Belgia
Aug 27, 20241 min read
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Team Announcement: Limited Capacity from April 29 - May 20
We know Mara and Chuck play an integral roles in our community, and that theirs are big shoes to fill; but rest assured, our team is here to
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Same Self-Paced Series, New Training Titles
We've recently renamed our two self-paced training series to make it crystal clear what each course section offers.
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Mara's course is coming to the Spanish Institute of EMDR (ahora en Español)!
Mara has been invited to bring her training to the Spanish Institute of EMDR!
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Gratitude and Growth: Reflecting on a Transformative Year
2023 was a year of gratitude, growth, and heartfelt connections. Join us in celebrating a transformative journey!
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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Help us heal Israeli and Palestinian trauma through EMDR
The Touchstone Institute is donating 25% of each new registration for these self-paced courses to EMDR 4 Peace...
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Free Four Blinks Trauma Training in Hebrew, Arabic, and English
This past weekend, fellow therapist and Touchstone facilitator, Thomas Zimmerman generously hosted an impromptu Four Blinks training...
Oct 13, 20232 min read
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Nurturing the Nurturers: Addressing the Unseen Trauma behind Human Milk Feeding
Understanding the relationship between perinatal mental health and human milk feeding is vital to trauma-informed care.
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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