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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Oct 1, 20242 min read
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Something I am no stranger to seeing clients struggle with as we move into the colder months is called Seasonal Affective Disorder, which...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Aug 1, 20242 min read
What is Religious Trauma?
Here in the Midwest, where tradition and faith are foundational, the concept of Religious Trauma Syndrome holds significant clinical...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Jun 1, 20241 min read
The Rainbow Rule
The Rainbow Rule is one of my favorite tools for explaining why we should respect everyone's names, pronouns, and other identifiers. Most...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
May 1, 20241 min read
What is Developmental Trauma?
Developmental Trauma Disorder is a proposed mental health condition that you won't, as of this article, find in the Diagnostic and...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Mar 1, 20241 min read
EMDR at a Therapist Near You
Last year, I finally got to take an EMDR training course! Specifically, I took EMDR Step-by-Step PLUS: Your Start to Finish Guide to Safe...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Feb 1, 20241 min read
Do You Know How to Erase an Unwanted Memory?
One of my areas of focus as a therapist is trauma, so I've worked with many people who have wanted to forget certain memories....
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Nov 1, 20232 min read
ANNOUNCING QUEER THERAPY GROUPS!
Coming soon, I will be facilitating two queer-centered therapy groups. Both groups will be in the Group Therapy Room in Prism Therapy...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Hello Fall, Hello New Office
While fall has been busy bringing cooler weather and a new school year for many, I've been busy getting settled into a new space. This...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Pronouns in the Therapy Room
As a non-passing trans person, I know the gut-wrenching feeling of being misgendered regularly. I don't want to ever be the reason my...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
May 31, 20232 min read
So You Saw Your Therapist at Pride
The queer community is amazing. Our ability to create chosen families and social support structures is one of the greatest strengths of...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Legal vs Ethical Trans Choice
In a perfect world, laws would align with ethics. Certainly, those who create bills seem to think this is the case. Unfortunately, in the...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Mar 31, 20232 min read
DSM-5's Language Harms Genderqueer People
This time last year, I published a peer-reviewed article, with co-author Mary Ball, titled "How the Compulsory Gender Binary Language in...
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Dr. Kalen D. Zeiger
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Narrative Greeting Cards
I'm a postmodern therapist and one of the main models of therapy I use is Narrative Therapy. In Narrative Therapy there is a concept...
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