About Me
Dr. Paul Carlisle
Thank you for visiting my website. I'm Dr. Paul Carlisle, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri. It is my goal as a therapist to support people as they heal and grow. This could include dealing with depression, anxiety or trauma, just to name a few. PLEASE look below and at the tab “Havening Touch” for the latest information on distress, healing trauma, depression and anxiety. It is an amazingly healing technique!
I am offering EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy. EMDR , as with most therapy approaches, focuses on the individual’s present concerns. However, rather than just talking about it, EMDR uses eye movements, taapping, and other forms of stimulation to activate the brain’s ability to resolve these concerns. As a result, we feel better, not just think we are better!
Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. It is assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can heal from psychological trauma like the body recovers from physical trauma. When you cut your hand, your body works to heal the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system moves naturally toward mental health. If the system is blocked by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and causes suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR therapy training sessions, clinicians help clients activate their natural healing processes.
Havening is a new treatment modality that changes the electro-chemical interactions in the brain so as to bring distress and trauma emotions into a healthy place. The results are amazing! I used it to process MY trauma successfully! Also I use it daily to maintain my mental and emotional health. Outside of EMDR and a variety of somatic therapies, we have had limited resources that are capable of processing and neutralizing trauma’s crippling emotions. Havening does just that without the client having to contain the trauma memory for an extended period of time. Havening will put healing in your hands. You can begin to move beyond your trauma, anxiety and depression. Ask me for more information about this!
Trauma Survivors
Trauma Hurts
I am transitioning my practice’s focus to treating “Trauma Survivors.” This includes physical, mental, sexual, verbal, spiritual, emotional and developmental trauma. Moving forward I will no longer be accepting clients for marriage and family counseling. I will be providing more information about adding EMDR to my practice for trauma healing. This is coming soon!