You’ve probably run through the comparison more than once. Someone else had it worse. What happened to you wasn’t violent, or it was a long time ago, or it was just… a hard childhood, not a traumatic one. You keep talking yourself out of calling anyone because you’re not sure your experience clears the bar. … Read more
For most people exploring EMDR therapy in St. Louis, the first real decision isn’t whether to try it. It’s how. Weekly sessions fit most schedules and most budgets. But if you’ve been reading about EMDR intensives, or if a therapist has suggested one, you’re probably wondering whether the standard format will actually get you where … Read more
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already had the conversation with your partner about whether to try couples therapy. Maybe more than once. And somewhere between “should we?” and actually scheduling, a handful of questions have stopped you cold. Those questions are worth taking seriously. The couples we work with at Marble Wellness come in … Read more
If you’ve been putting off trauma therapy because you’re afraid of what it will ask you to go through, you’re not alone in that fear. And the fear makes sense. The word “trauma” alone carries weight. But here’s what’s actually true: good trauma therapy does not require you to relive what happened in detail, describe … Read more
Most parents who contact us about play therapy in St. Louis have already spent weeks, sometimes months, watching their child and wondering. They’re not sure what’s wrong, exactly. They just know something is off. And before they schedule anything, they have questions, good ones, that deserve a straight answer. We hear variations of the same … Read more
Yes, EMDR can be done in a single week. What’s called an EMDR intensive condenses the preparation, processing, and integration work that typically unfolds over months of weekly appointments into a series of longer, structured sessions scheduled across just a few days. It’s a rigorous clinical format, and for the right person at the right … Read more
You’ve been Googling your symptoms at 3am, and nothing quite fits. The checklists say “postpartum depression,” but you don’t feel sad exactly. You feel terrified. Your mind won’t stop. You’re not crying in the corner, you’re checking the baby monitor for the sixth time in an hour, running through every worst-case scenario before your feet … Read more
Something shifts when one person in a family starts therapy. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s not. The person going to sessions might start setting limits where they didn’t before. They might name feelings they used to swallow. They might pull back from old patterns that used to keep the peace, even if that peace was … Read more
You’re not taking too long. That’s the first thing worth saying, and it’s true whether you lost someone six weeks ago or six years ago. Grief doesn’t move on a schedule, and if you’ve been quietly wondering whether you should be “over this by now,” you’re not alone in asking that question. A lot of … Read more
Yes. Some of the children who benefit most from play therapy are the ones nobody would flag as struggling. They’re doing okay in school. They’re not throwing chairs or refusing to go to bed. On the outside, things look… fine. But you’re their parent, and you can feel the shift. Maybe they’ve gotten quieter. Maybe … Read more