Therapist Chris Warren-Dickins
@chriswarrendickins.bsky.social
Psychotherapist, author, & parent in Ridgewood, New Jersey. | BEYOND YOUR CONFINES & THE BEAST OF GLOOM are available now. | Posts ≠ therapy/advice. exploretransform.com
In this video I explain how EMDR can help you.
If you need more information after watching the video, have a look at my EMDR webpage found here -
Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
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If you need more information after watching the video, have a look at my EMDR webpage found here -
Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/20bTj_Lrm6Q?...
How can EMDR help you?
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December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In this video I explain how EMDR can help you.
If you need more information after watching the video, have a look at my EMDR webpage found here -
Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/20bTj_Lrm6Q?...
If you need more information after watching the video, have a look at my EMDR webpage found here -
Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/20bTj_Lrm6Q?...
I keep reminding my clients this. It just takes one.
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I keep reminding my clients this. It just takes one.
Part two of a three-part series where I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
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You and your nervous system (part 2 of 3)
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December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Part two of a three-part series where I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
youtu.be/ifDZ8aJHXoc?...
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If you have the Sunday scaries (or the Monday blues), remember that most of it isn’t worth the damage caused by increased cortisol levels.
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Stress Can Increase Your Risk for Heart Disease
Mental stress does more than diminish your sense of well-being. It also can increase your risk for heart disease.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If you have the Sunday scaries (or the Monday blues), remember that most of it isn’t worth the damage caused by increased cortisol levels.
johnshopkinshealthcare.staywellsolutionsonline.com/wellness/str...
johnshopkinshealthcare.staywellsolutionsonline.com/wellness/str...
Added to my clinical TBR!
IFS-informed EMDR sounds like a great approach for CPTSD.
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IFS-informed EMDR sounds like a great approach for CPTSD.
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IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches
IFS-Informed EMDR makes the case that the integration of these two influential therapy models creates something greater than the sum of its parts. It’s a book that can be used as a resource for therap...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Added to my clinical TBR!
IFS-informed EMDR sounds like a great approach for CPTSD.
www.routledge.com/IFS-Informed...
IFS-informed EMDR sounds like a great approach for CPTSD.
www.routledge.com/IFS-Informed...
Unsure about the difference between CPTSD and PTSD? Here is a great infographic to explain this.
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What is CPTSD? — Discover Your Path LLC
CPTSD includes core PTSD symptoms: hypervigilance, avoidance, and re-experiencing along with three other clusters of symptoms.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Unsure about the difference between CPTSD and PTSD? Here is a great infographic to explain this.
www.discoveryourpathllc.com/therapyinsig...
www.discoveryourpathllc.com/therapyinsig...
When I discuss CPTSD, I often mention a combination of Polyvagal theory and EMDR. But that is not the only combination. DBT can also feature in our work.
Here is why.
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Here is why.
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Trauma stabilization through polyvagal theory and DBT
‘Developing balance therapy’ helps provide clients with the necessary skills to stabilize or self-regulate so that they can proceed on to deeper trauma work.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
When I discuss CPTSD, I often mention a combination of Polyvagal theory and EMDR. But that is not the only combination. DBT can also feature in our work.
Here is why.
www.counseling.org/publications...
Here is why.
www.counseling.org/publications...
Do you find it hard to trust?
This article might explain why.
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This article might explain why.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Do you find it hard to trust?
This article might explain why.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
This article might explain why.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Remember you are not “too much.”
You have just been stuck in survival mode.
Break the cycle of their invalidation and validate your own experiences.
You have just been stuck in survival mode.
Break the cycle of their invalidation and validate your own experiences.
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Remember you are not “too much.”
You have just been stuck in survival mode.
Break the cycle of their invalidation and validate your own experiences.
You have just been stuck in survival mode.
Break the cycle of their invalidation and validate your own experiences.
Love this. Rupture and repair is a great “aha!” moment in therapy.
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Love this. Rupture and repair is a great “aha!” moment in therapy.
Want to know the secret about feeling better?
In this series of videos I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
youtu.be/ozKhkBjbUVA
In this series of videos I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
youtu.be/ozKhkBjbUVA
You and your nervous system (part 1 of 3)
YouTube video by Explore Transform LLC. Counseling and Therapy
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Want to know the secret about feeling better?
In this series of videos I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
youtu.be/ozKhkBjbUVA
In this series of videos I explain how a combination of EMDR and Polyvagal theory can help you to break free of your symptoms (whether it is anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts, etc).
youtu.be/ozKhkBjbUVA
In this video, I explain how polyvagal theory and EMDR can help with your daily stressors.
If you would like to learn more, book online today.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
youtu.be/2QF4W4CtRX4
If you would like to learn more, book online today.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
youtu.be/2QF4W4CtRX4
Daily stressors? No problem
YouTube video by Explore Transform LLC. Counseling and Therapy
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In this video, I explain how polyvagal theory and EMDR can help with your daily stressors.
If you would like to learn more, book online today.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
youtu.be/2QF4W4CtRX4
If you would like to learn more, book online today.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
youtu.be/2QF4W4CtRX4
Are the holidays leaving you a little frazzled?
Try a healing exercise called the Light Stream.
I hope you find it useful.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
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Try a healing exercise called the Light Stream.
I hope you find it useful.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/k1WqXgAL5FY?...
The Light Stream
YouTube video by Explore Transform LLC. Counseling and Therapy
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Are the holidays leaving you a little frazzled?
Try a healing exercise called the Light Stream.
I hope you find it useful.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/k1WqXgAL5FY?...
Try a healing exercise called the Light Stream.
I hope you find it useful.
Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey
www.exploretransform.com
#anxiety #depression #conflict #emdr
youtu.be/k1WqXgAL5FY?...
A dysregulated nervous system is the most confining prison that can trap you. But if you can understand the bodily cues of safety and danger, you can learn how to regulate your responses and harness the most effective key to free your mind.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A dysregulated nervous system is the most confining prison that can trap you. But if you can understand the bodily cues of safety and danger, you can learn how to regulate your responses and harness the most effective key to free your mind.
www.exploretransform.com/polyvagal-th...
www.exploretransform.com/polyvagal-th...
There are so many injustices to focus on, and yet @nytimes.com considers this to be a priority...? Make it make sense.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There are so many injustices to focus on, and yet @nytimes.com considers this to be a priority...? Make it make sense.
This Thanksgiving, you might find it helpful to understand that your body and mind are responding in a certain way because it is responding to cues of danger or safety.
Listen to your body and mind, and go gently.
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Listen to your body and mind, and go gently.
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How Polyvagal Theory and EMDR work together | Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Polyvagal Theory and EMDR
Many EMDR therapists use polyvagal theory to help someone understand that their body and mind are responding in a certain way because it is biologically built to do this. Yo...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This Thanksgiving, you might find it helpful to understand that your body and mind are responding in a certain way because it is responding to cues of danger or safety.
Listen to your body and mind, and go gently.
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisw...
Listen to your body and mind, and go gently.
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisw...
If you need help getting through the next few days (of Thanksgiving and beyond), here are some simple Polyvagal techniques.
I hope you find these useful.
#Thanksgiving #MentalHealth #stress #regulation
I hope you find these useful.
#Thanksgiving #MentalHealth #stress #regulation
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you need help getting through the next few days (of Thanksgiving and beyond), here are some simple Polyvagal techniques.
I hope you find these useful.
#Thanksgiving #MentalHealth #stress #regulation
I hope you find these useful.
#Thanksgiving #MentalHealth #stress #regulation
Here is another extract from my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Here is another extract from my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Yet more of my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yet more of my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Here are my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Here are my thoughts on CPTSD, trust, and finding a therapist in New Jersey. This is a short snippet. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
My thoughts on the fawn response. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Chris Warren-Dickins
Trauma therapist in New Jersey
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Chris Warren-Dickins
Trauma therapist in New Jersey
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My thoughts on the fawn response. The full-length video can be found via the link set out below.
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Chris Warren-Dickins
Trauma therapist in New Jersey
www.exploretransform.com/therapy-blog...
Chris Warren-Dickins
Trauma therapist in New Jersey
“This isn't about being anti-AI in healthcare. It's about ensuring we don't deploy harmful systems while pursuing innovation. AI has promising supportive roles in mental health, but replacing human therapists isn't one of them.”
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New research shows AI chatbots should not replace your therapist
For the first time, researchers compared AI systems and clinical standards for therapistsMINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/08/2025) — Should AI chatbots replace your therapist? New research says “no.” The ne...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“This isn't about being anti-AI in healthcare. It's about ensuring we don't deploy harmful systems while pursuing innovation. AI has promising supportive roles in mental health, but replacing human therapists isn't one of them.”
cse.umn.edu/college/news...
cse.umn.edu/college/news...
Just one of many options for self-care. Paint with your kids! 🎨❤️
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Just one of many options for self-care. Paint with your kids! 🎨❤️