https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-853643"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthis-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=This+Veteran+shares+how+therapy+helped+her+heal+years+after+military+sexual+trauma+%7C+Hear+Bennie%27s+Story&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthis-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AThis Veteran shares how therapy helped her heal years after military sexual trauma | Hear Bennie&#39;s Story%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="js-track-native-ad" target="_blank" data-native-ad-id="2714" href="https://www.maketheconnection.net/stories/930/?utm_source=rallypoint&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=va_mtc_native_rallypoint&amp;utm_term=native-platform&amp;utm_content=bennie.930_ph-p-indoor"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/853/643/large_v3/3ef09b0.jpeg" alt="3ef09b0" /></a></div></div>Bennie felt she had found her calling in the U.S. Army until a sexual assault and pregnancy ended her military career. At VA, she discovered treatments such as EMDR and group therapy that helped her cope with the effects of her experience and become a positive role model for her daughter. 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At VA, she discovered treatments such as EMDR and group therapy that helped her cope with the effects of her experience and become a positive role model for her daughter. RallyPoint News Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:35:55 -0500 2024-03-05T13:35:55-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545?n=8691640&urlhash=8691640 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>EMDR is basically intended to create false memories. I started it, and quit when the therapist started trying to ease into that mode. BTW, EMDR is a very specific, controlled form, not like LCSW, who can chose direction for client. SrA Cecelia Eareckson Sat, 09 Mar 2024 23:15:07 -0500 2024-03-09T23:15:07-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-veteran-shares-how-therapy-helped-her-heal-years-after-military-sexual-trauma-hear-bennie-s-story-989b2197-82e2-46a3-beb2-35491efb6545?n=8707453&urlhash=8707453 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>thanks for sharing SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:47:08 -0400 2024-03-24T19:47:08-04:00 2024-03-05T13:35:55-05:00