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EMDR Explained: How It Works, What to Expect and Is It Right For You?

Rena Koon / November 25, 2025 / Leave a Comment / Uncategorized

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has become one of the most trusted and effective trauma-focused therapies available today. Over the past three decades, it has helped millions of people reduce distress, heal from painful memories, and live lives with greater clarity and resilience. As an evidence-based modality supported by organizations such as the World […]

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Counselling – What Can It Do For You?

Rena Koon / November 10, 2025 / Leave a Comment / Therapy

Therapy isn’t just for moments of crisis—it’s a powerful tool for understanding yourself, healing emotional wounds, and creating a more connected, grounded life. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, or simply feeling stuck, therapy offers a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. At Authentic Connection Counselling, we believe that

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The Window of Tolerance: Widening the Window

Rena Koon / March 11, 2024 / Uncategorized

Have you ever wondered how some people manage to navigate even the most challenging circumstances in a calm and collected manner while other people crumble at the slightest inconvenience? The Window of Tolerance is a construct proposed by Dr. Dan Siegel to explain nervous system activation and why some people can cope with challenges while other people have a more difficult time.

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Survival Responses : Friend or Foe?

Rena Koon / March 3, 2024 / Uncategorized

Survival responses are part of being human. Everyone has them. They exist to help you navigate the world around you safely. Survival responses can be life saving or, when they are out of control they can be a problem. Survival responses as adaptive Have you ever found yourself in a rage because you missed a

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