Mental health experts say one thing is critical to understand: self-injury is often a signal of emotional pain — not a desire to die.

While some emotional issues and disorders can be treated with a variety of approaches and practices, certain mental health symptoms may benefit most from a highly specialized type of treatment.

Modalities I am well-versed in, include CBT, DBT, and EMDR in conjunction with bilateral stimulation. I am a licensed professional counselor and licensed chemical dependency counselor and have been ...