Laura Pisani, LPC Laura Pisani, LPC

Your Mind is a Filing Cabinet: EMDR and the AIP Model

The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model is the cornerstone of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Metaphorically, the AIP Model can be understood as the brain’s filing system for memories, experiences, and information.

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Laura Pisani, LPC Laura Pisani, LPC

What is Interpersonal Trauma?

The impact of interpersonal trauma can be deep. It’s a wound that can feel almost impossible to heal. After being hurt deeply by someone, whether it be family, a partner, a friend, or complete stranger, our survival instincts kick in and alert us that connection is unsafe.

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Quiz: What’s your healing journey kryptonite?

Kryptonite was a radioactive material that was Superman’s natural weakness. In our lives, we may find that our own kryptonite can disguise itself as something we perceive to be entirely positive...when in actuality it has the power to hold us back from fulfillment, connection, and joy.

Take this quiz to find out what is secretly getting in your way on your healing journey.