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Along with her staff - specialties ranging from trauma to eating disorders to Perinatal Mood Disorders (PMAD)—particularly traumatic birth experiences—Geraldine’s approach to treatment modalities is eclectic, and includes EMDR, DBT, Brainspotting, and trauma and compassion focused therapies. She is also certified in perinatal mood disorders. Geraldine is on the board of directors for PostPartum Support International (NJ Chapter) and chairs their Education and Training committee. She is also on the board for the Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women Foundation. A regular contributor to BELLA Magazine's Mind and Body section, she also sits on their Medical Advisory Board. 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These symptoms can be distressing and can leave you feeling panicky. Avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma. This could mean avoiding the hospital or doctors involved in your birth or other pregnant women or even your baby. Feeling hypervigilant: this means that you are constantly alert, irritable and jumpy. This might manifest in constant worries about your baby or yourself or anger outbursts. Feeling low and unhappy and/or anxious with a constant stream of negative thoughts. You might have guilt around the delivery or you might not even be able to recall it. You might even wish the birth didn’t happen or feel stuck in thoughts about how it could have happened differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7488795d8df61769dd6132/1629748117776-EH84F8I3ZGHXGNE9URA7/IUrT9N6E.jpeg Blog Posts - When Child Birth Gets Complicated - Lotus Blossom Psychotherapy, Mental Health + Wellness for Women our practice Offering a Holistic Approach to Your Well-Being. 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