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May 2024
56m 45s

Trauma Therapy: Why you may need EMDR

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in honor of my advocacy for more open conversation surrounding Mental health, I will be featuring episodes on ways to take care of our mental health so we can better care for ourselves and our children. Therapy is highly beneficial, and various modalities are used. EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) ... Show More
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