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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.
20 hours ago4 min read
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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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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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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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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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EMDR Therapy, Demystified
Discover the healing impact of EMDR therapy on early traumas through Kate White's interview with Mara Tesler Stein.
May 23, 20234 min read
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5 Key Takeaways from Connecting the Rainbow: Healing Perinatal Trauma
Discover Jana Glass's course on perinatal trauma healing, with Dr. Peifer's insights on diverse families.
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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Building Empathy and Trust: Supporting NICU Parents on Their Emotional Journey
Join our NICU Parenting course to support families in their emotional journey, guided by experts Mara Tesler Stein & Deborah L. Davis.
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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