WRITING AS THERAPY

Research shows that writing can actually help rewire your brain. It helps reduce activity in the amygdala - a part of the brain that is involved in processing emotions and memories. I find it to be a very powerful tool for unpacking and making sense of thoughts and feelings. It is personal, unfiltered, and a safe technique to access vulnerabilities. Using writing as a form of reflection, expressing and processing can lead to key insights and breakthroughs.

There are so many different "ways" to write. Some examples are:
* targeted journaling - focusing on a specific topic, prompt, problem to process
* free writing, stream of consciousness - whatever comes to mind; no need to connect the dots
* brain dump - emptying out your thoughts and feelings in a bulleted format. Incomplete sentences
* writing a letter to yourself, your emotions, your issues, or to someone else (never to be sent)
* non-dominant hand writing - asking questions of yourself with your dominant hand and answering with your non-dominant hand

If you're interested in exploring therapeutic writing as part of your counseling, reach out and let's get started!