Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a proven method for helping adults heal from trauma. It combines talk therapy with strategies to manage difficult emotions, addressing the specific challenges faced after traumatic experiences. This approach helps reduce symptoms like anxiety and flashbacks, while improving the ability to handle emotions and develop healthier ways of coping. Through organized sessions, individuals work through their traumatic experiences, learn to challenge negative thought patterns, and build positive behaviors. Critically, TF-CBT can help reframe deep negative beliefs about the self or the world that stem from the traumatic experience, such as "it is my fault" or "I failed." The therapy generally follows a step-by-step process, starting with building stability, then working through the trauma narrative, and finally solidifying new coping skills. 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new, highly effective, evidence-based therapy, often considered a leading treatment for PTSD. Originally developed and adapted by the Veterans Affairs (VA) for combat veterans, EMDR is now used to address a wide range of trauma-related conditions. The goal of EMDR is to help individuals process traumatic memories in a way that reduces their emotional impact. Through a series of structured sessions, the therapy aims to allow individuals to reprocess difficult memories until they no longer trigger intense emotional distress. Essentially, EMDR helps the brain re-evaluate and integrate traumatic experiences, promoting healing and reducing the lingering effects of trauma. 

Biofeedback is an established, evidence-based therapeutic technique that helps individuals gain control over physiological functions, such as heart rate, muscle tension, and brain activity, to promote relaxation and improve overall well-being. Using sensors to measure bodily functions, biofeedback provides real-time data, allowing individuals to learn how to influence these responses consciously. This approach is particularly effective for managing stress, anxiety, chronic pain, and other conditions linked to physical tension and emotional distress. In the treatment of trauma and stress, biofeedback helps individuals regulate the autonomic nervous system, which often becomes dysregulated due to traumatic experiences. By enhancing self-awareness and teaching individuals to manage their physiological responses to stress, biofeedback supports emotional regulation and resilience, fostering long-term healing and improved mental and physical health outcomes.

Dr. Ferber specializes in serving those who serve our communities, including firefighters, EMTs, nurses, dispatchers, correctional and police officers, and military veterans. His expertise stems from extensive clinical experience, specialized training, and research. He has contracted with public service agencies to provide psychological services. His background includes working with injured first responders, researching the impact of demanding work environments and masculinity on mental health and developing skills in critical incident stress management. Dr. Ferber has further expanded his knowledge through training and field experience collaborating with criminologists, victim advocates, and military attorneys, exploring innovative treatment approaches like the Momentum Resilience Protocol, and delving into the impact of war on mental health through initiatives like ICAR.