Blog | I Think I Feel I Am

I Think, I Feel, I Am Cards in Africa!

This photo was sent to me by Dorothy Ashman, an EMDR HAP therapist. She brought the cards to the one-day Specialty Training For Children by Dr. Frances Klaff in October in Ethiopia. Dorothy brought the cards and, with my permission, copied them and added the Amharic translation. Right now there are I Think, I Feel, I Am cards on every continent except South America.
Come on South America!!

EMDRIA International Conference, Minneapolis MN

Bags are packed with cards and ready to go to Minneapolis! If you are going to the Annual EMDRIA International Conference in Minneapolis, MN please stop by and say hello. And if you have bought a deck of cards in the past I would love to chat with you and find what creative ways you are using them. I Think, I Feel, I Am is also the sponsor of the Saturday workshop with Ana Gomez, titled Treating Children with Pervasive Emotion Dysregulation Using EMDR and Adjunctive Approaches – come join us!

Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting: The Effects of Trauma on Childrens’ Brains

Thank you to the Kids Center in Bend, OR for having me participate in the workshop on the effects of traumatic events on childrens’ brains. Dr. Deanna St. Germain and I had over 60 attendees come to hear our presentations. The cards served as a great backdrop in explaining how to help children (and adults) who are ‘stuck’ in traumatic times.

NW Play Therapy Institute Summer Workshop

Ithinkifeeliam.com is currently at the George Fox University summer workshop in Portland, OR.

It’s a nice day in Portland after driving over a pretty rainy pass. I’m excited to sit in on a workshop tomorrow for trauma therapists but mostly it’s great to get new ideas for products and feedback on the cards.

Association for Play Therapy

New web ad on www.a4pt.org – if you see it please let me know!

Central Oregon Regional EMDR Meeting

I’m looking forward to discussing using the ITIFIA Cards with other EMDR therapists at next week’s Central Oregon meeting. This group of experienced EMDR therapists meets monthly to discuss cases, topics, and workshops. I definitely feel honored to have been asked to share the cards and identify how therapists are using them. I welcome your thoughts!

3rd Annual Northern CA Regional Play Therapy Conference

Thank you to the CA Association for Play Therapy for putting on a great regional conference last weekend. It had a great balance of attendees and vendors, lots of professionalism as well as being small enough to create an intimate feel. Can’t wait to go back!

Northern California Play Therapy Conference

I will be setting up a booth at the Northern California Play Therapy Conference in Livermore, CA on Friday, February 19th. Stop by and have a look at more videos, hands on cards and other surprises! See you there.

Flexibility, versatility, and fun!

The I Think, I Feel, I Am cards were designed to be open-ended in order to encourage creativity between therapists, teachers, and families. Cognitive Behavioral therapists are using them to help clients recognize critical thoughts and feelings as well as black and white thinking. EMDR therapists report success with clients as they work in the Assessment Phase and during resourcing. I find kids and teens like to see that thoughts they were having are not isolated – others have them too and often the pictures speak louder than the cognitions themselves.