Expertise: EFT • Childhood Stressors • Trauma

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Perhaps you are feeling exhausted, fatigued, and overwhelmed.  Past or recent experiences might be occupying the majority of your thoughts.  Or you're taking care of everyone else and neglecting yourself. You don’t need to do this alone, healing doesn’t have to be painful, therapy can be fun.  Yes, I said “fun”.  

I know the pain of suffering, watching loved ones engulfed in illness and the grief associated with family members passing away.  Witnessing a loved one face an abrupt medical condition or longer-term illness can create deep confusion, anger, sadness, and an overwhelming feeling of what to expect next.  One of my children was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and this quickly threw us into unknown territory.  He went from a very social, active, high achieving student to an anxious and fearful boy.  OCD symptoms appeared, tics, separation anxiety and life became ovewhelming for us all.  It took almost 2 months to discover the diagnosis of PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disease Associated with Strep) and about 3 years until recovery.

Through individual and family counseling your family will find comfort and relief while receiving support and guidance.  Whether you are in the initial stages, in midst of a medical crisis or near recovery, hope is available. As a trauma therapist, allow me to work alongside you through healing.  

Feeling isolated and alone, while lacking the motivation to climb out of a mild or deep depression can feel overwhelming.   Anxiety may isolate and brush over your whole being, causing a debilitating or fight-flight-freeze reaction.  Many people develop adaptive ways of functioning that often date back to childhood learned patterns.  Workaholism, substance abuse, over exercising and/or social isolation are just distractions and bandaids.  These coping mechanisms may serve a purpose and allow one to keep moving forward, however you many also wish to feel more relaxed, desire a sense of calm  and yearn for  internal healing.  You deserve to explore alternative paths and realize new ways of living life to the fullest.  

One helpful approach includes exploring and examining  adaptive childhood coping mechanisms that once served a relational purpose, however now result in disconnection to yourself and your relationships (Relational Life Therapy helps to make sense of these relational patterns and why one gets stuck).

Externalizing the problem (Narrtive therapy) and creating space for mindfulness exercise can help to manage intrusive thoughts or the heaviness of emotional challenges.

Have you experienced life events

 that have left you feeling 

intense emotions?  

Perhaps nightmares or 

flashbacks continue to effect

your day-today functioning.

Do you find yourself 

withdrawing inward as a 

coping mechanism?  Connect for

a Trauma Tapping Intensive 

     EFT/Tapping 1:1 Trauma Intensives 

can help you release events

from the past that continue 

to carry an overwhelming 

sense of grief or intense 

emotional reaction such

 as sadness or anger.

Note: there is a waitlist for the 1:1 intensives, please inquire.

Most of us will experience what may seem a minor loss or trauma, but never mind what may seem small can become imprinted on your mind and body.  You may have suffered an extreme loss or numerous tragedies; recent or years ago, stress accumulates and I commend you on seeking support at this time.

My personal and/or professional life experiences in the following areas allow me to provide familiarity as you heal:

• loss of a parent
• intrusive thoughts & excessive worry
• medical health struggles
• refugee/immigrant trauma
• childhood trauma, abuse or dysfunction
• recovery from a serious illness and residual trauma.

 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)/Tapping is another modality that is extremely effective in reducing a multitude of symptoms.  Tapping can also be utilized as a self-help tool.