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Julie Phelan PhD, LPC
Social Psychologist & Licensed Professional Counselor
Strategies/Techniques
Grounding Techniques
A list of practical ways to ground yourself when your thoughts are spiraling, emotions are running high, and/or you're dissociated.
Low-Energy Pain Management Techniques
A pretty extensive list of things to try to better manage chronic pain. Includes techniques to try in the moment, as well as longer-term projects.
Low Motivation Strategies
An evolving list of strategies that help my clients (and me) get shit done... even when we don't wanna.
Somatic Resources
An ever-expanding list of somatic techniques that seem to help shift nervous system state and improve well-being.
Activating the Vagus Nerve
A variety of ways to activate the vagus nerve and shift out of fight or flight towards a calmer state of being.
Visualizations
Descriptions of visualization techniques that seem to work well for many of my clients.
Havening
A "psychosensory" technique that might be useful for reducing distress associated with traumatic memories. TBD.
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