You Empowered: Get Beyond The Trauma You've Experienced To Live A Full And Happy Life - Paperback

by Lcsw Amy Tibbitts (Author), Lpc Anna Saviano (Author)

Do You Feel Hopeless, Have Uncontrollable Anger Or Have You Suffered Childhood Traumatic Events?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) can help.

Past traumatic events often trigger strong reactions that can interrupt your daily life. You may feel as if you are reliving past experiences or you may feel trapped by strong emotions and physical sensations.

You Untangled, the first workbook in this series, explains how to evaluate your emotions, communicate effectively, maintain healthy relationships and live mindfully. Once you have established that baseline of healthy mental and emotional functioning, it is possible to move deeper into reprocessing past trauma.

You Empowered can help you take that next step on your journey toward a happy, productive and fulfilling life.

Using the principles of DBT and EMDR, this workbook offers proven methods to help free you from past trauma and destructive behavior.

Learn how to:

• Reprocess traumatic events to stop them from triggering negative behavior
• Use breathing and meditation techniques to dramatically reduce stress
• Evaluate your family systems to understand why past trauma may have happened
• Understand life stages and find self-fulfillment at any age
• Stop shaming yourself and continuing the cycle of blame

You Empowered can help you achieve the life you envision ... and more

Author Biography

Anna Saviano, MA, LPC, is a trained DBT and EMDR therapist at the Lilac Center in Kansas City, Mo. Anna understands the importance of the personal growth process, and the difficult experience this can be, particularly for individuals struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder. Anna is a 2009 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and has a master's degree in Counseling and Guidance with a specialty in mental health. She completed her clinical internship at the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, worked in both inpatient and home settings, and has also taught graduate coursework at UMKC, providing a diverse clinical background for her current work. She approaches the therapeutic experience as a journey toward peace and stability, working to develop and harness clients' true potential and goodness.