by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC Today’s world is very different than the Paleolithic hunter-gatherer structure in which children played actively in nature all day surrounded by… Read more “Helping Your Child with Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms”

by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC Nature intends for all mammal young to be at homeostasis— having a feeling that all systems, inside and out, are feeling… Read more “Understanding Your Child’s Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms”

by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC We understand today that most of us who are parents, unless we grew up in a Paleolithic,hunter-gatherer tribe, have likely suffered… Read more “Parents, Healing Your Own Trauma Helps Your Children”

by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC Did you know that every night when you fall asleep, your brain does EMDR on itself? Well, it tries to! What… Read more “What is EMDR and How Does It Help Heal Trauma?”

by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC The limbic system in the human brain is responsible for keeping us safe and prepared to avoid danger or self-preserve in… Read more “The Limbic System, Trauma, and EMDR”