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EMDR Counseling and Living Now

"What's required is given." ~ Michael Brown

"Life is designed to raise questions."  ~ Ramesam

Get relief from stress, anxiety, PTSD, anger, depression, over-eating and chronic pain.

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Stress Factors

"There are studies that say that the number one risk factor for premature death from cardiovascular disease is hostility and resentment and what is called cynical mistrust."  ~  Deepak Chopra

CompassionWorks is focused on providing you with the ability to lower your stress, anxiety and depression, which can result in the ability to make better decisions and an increased capacity for compassion and trust.

We believe in using proven innovations, being creative and in getting great results.

Our therapy includes using the Western disciplines of EMDR Counseling and cognitive-behavioral therapy, two of the most scientifically studied and verified counseling technologies available, combined with teachings from nondual wisdom.


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CompassionWorks has developed a counseling method that helps get the freedom and power that comes from living in the present moment. 

Some ways to get started right now are:

  • Mindfulness - Shift your attention of your ongoing experience to being in the present moment and become 'The Watcher' of your thoughts and feelings.

  • Focusing - Tune into the feelings in your body without trying to push them away.  Allow them to appear as they are, and if they are uncomfortable, allow that.

  • Read "The Power of Now" and read and start doing "The Presence Process".  This will help you become actively involved in creating a better life for yourself and those around you. 

  • Read What is EMDR Counseling? or watch How EMDR Counseling Works because EMDR is a proven technology that really works to relieve depression, anxiety and stress.   In addition, it helps to know how EMDR Counseling works.   

  • Start seeing anything that happens in your life that seems negative as a 'messenger' that is bringing you an opportunity to grow, especially as you learn to 'feel' it.  That doesn't mean you won't feel uncomfortable - learning to feel good is learning to feel everything.

  • Take the next step...

Find out more:

What is the CompassionWorks approach?

What is EMDR therapy about?

How does Spirituality fit in?

How would getting healthy and nutritionally fit make a difference?

What about Peak Performance?

How can I contact Jordan?


 

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Life Trauma Events Inventory

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LIFE TRAUMA INVENTORY

 

1.  Have you ever been in a serious disaster (for example, an earthquake, hurricane, large fire, explosion)

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2.  Have you ever seen a serious accident (for example, a bad car wreck or an on-the-job accident)

__Yes __No

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How to Live 'No Me' - Dialogue with Ramesam

Posted November 21, 2011 with 313 views
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More with Ramesma can be found at his blog:  Beyond Advaita

The following is from an email exchange with Ramesam after doing our second conversation video.

Jordan: Ramesam, what you told me the other day, shifted me from thinking there is no 'suffering', which is what I've been focused on, to seeing that there is no 'sufferer' - something I'm still pondering. All along, I've been seeing it as a 'me' having a dream, and therefore trying to see everything in the world (in what's 'real/not-real') as a dream; whereas, in 'reality', as you explained, there is no 'me' either dreaming or not dreaming, which is where the focus needs to be in the first place. No?

Ramesam: No 'me': It is correct. The final message of Non-duality is there is no real 'me' as an experiencer experiencing things which are out there. The 'me' we carve out for ourselves with some boundaries (including a body) is illusory, purely an imaginary entity.

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The Benefits of Nondual Wisdom

Posted September 16, 2011 with 279 views
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This is part 4 of the interview with Peter Dziuban, author of "Consciousness Is All," in which he talks about the benfits of learning nondual wisdom and incorporating it in your life.

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Jordan Shafer, MS, LPC 

Licensed Professional Counselor
National Board Certified
EMDRIA NT Regional Coordinator
Approved Consultant in EMDR
Certified Therapist in EMDR

Jordan offers counseling based on the use of EMDR, a proven psychological treatment, and on teaching emotional regulation skills through Mindfulness and Focusing - stop running from your feelings and being run by your feelings, at the same time.   That is anxiety!

You can also experience breaking free from the ‘conditioned emotional experiences’ (bad habits) that hold you back and negatively color and influence your life.

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CompassionWorks Therapy Counseling Services for people living in Fort Worth, Dallas and Greater Dallas. Including Frisco, Allen, Plano, McKinney, Richardson, Sachse, Fairview, Garland and other DFW communities. Some counseling services can even be provided online.

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(972) 342-2448
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(214) 668-2727
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(972) 424-9212
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CompassionWorks is GLBT friendly and welcomes people of all faiths.

 Always listen to your inner voice 

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Intake Paperwork - Please complete and fax, email or bring to your first session.

What is EMDR? - Written description of EMDR, its effectiveness and how it is implemented.

EMDR Top Ten List - Instructions on how to do the EMDR Top Ten list. 

Contact Jordan - Various ways to get in touch with us.

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Psychology Today

EMDR Interview ~ This is a video interview with Dr. DaLene Forester about EMDR and its several uses.

EMDR 4 Veterans ~ This site explains the importance of using EMDR with war veterans and their families.  EMDR is fast becoming the main treatment for stress and anxiety that is experienced during life threatening situations by a person and their loved ones.

EMDR 4 Addictions ~ All addictions and 'driven' psychological behaviors have a component in them that is amenable to treatment by EMDR.

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Cancer Health Notice

For those diagnosed with mesothelioma and other cancers, counseling methods such as EMDR can be an invaluable component of treatment.  To learn more about this particular disease and how counseling may benefit cancer patients, please visit the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance.

The tools you need

CompassionWorks has developed counseling methods that use EMDR therapy and emotional self-regulation to give you the tools you need to help you get past your current blocks and limitations.

Jordan provides local counseling therapy in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and online counseling therapy locally and worldwide.



Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area

The Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area informally refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the acronym DFW or simply The Metroplex. It is the economic and cultural hub of the region commonly called North Texas or North Central Texas. 



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