Adrienne Loker
Are You Going to Walmart for Therapy?
5 Considerations to Assess for Quality Therapy Written by Adrienne Loker, LCSW, EMDR, SE We often don’t think about #therapy as a job...
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Adrienne Loker
- Sep 5
- 4 min
Is EMDR Overrated?
by Adrienne Loker, LCSW, EMDR, SE To quote an admired colleague, “EMDR is the Pumpkin Spice Latte of therapy.” Don’t get me wrong, being...
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Adrienne Loker
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Sobriety is Seasonal
By Adrienne Loker, LCSW There are so many supports that exist for people in early recovery from substances. But what happens when these...
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Adrienne Loker
- May 11
- 4 min
The Science Behind Inner Child Work
Written by Adrienne Loker, LCSW, #SomaticExperiencing #Therapist, #EMDRIA Therapist, #Psychodrama Therapist The concept of the Inner...
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Adrienne Loker
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Addiction, and Recovery, Lives Next Door
#Addiction does not discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life, no matter how intelligent or health conscious one might be....
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Adrienne Loker
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
Dispelling the Myths of Dissociation
Dissociation is not as scary as Hollywood movies depicting the phenomenon might led us to believe. In fact, dissociation is a normal...
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Adrienne Loker
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Covid, Trauma, and Grief…Oh My!
Covid has reigned terror in both the foreground and background of us all. During this collective traumatization, many of us have also...
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Adrienne Loker
- Feb 22, 2020
- 2 min
Attachment: Why Early Relationships are the Foundation to Sense of Self
Good enough parenting describes what the majority of Americans experience with their caregivers. It means that our earliest attachment...
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Adrienne Loker
- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min
Trauma- What is it really?
Before I give away my therapist definition, grab a pen and write your definition of trauma here: ________________________________________...
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Adrienne Loker
- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
Do you have a Substance Use Disorder?
Gone is the stigmatized language of "addict" and "alcoholic", no one wants to be othered into those categories. Besides, you don't...
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Adrienne Loker
- Nov 10, 2019
- 1 min
What does healing with psychodrama look like?
Psychodrama was developed by Jacob Moreno, MD, a peer of Freud’s, who was known to say that Freud analyzed his client’s dreams while...
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Adrienne Loker
- Nov 10, 2019
- 1 min
Key elements of psychodrama:
Psychodrama is my preferred trauma-informed treatment modality when working in a group. It is fun, quirky, powerful, and effective! It...
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