An integrative approach to promote wellness.
Our sessions will focus on four different phases. The length of our work together is flexible and determined by your personal needs and goals. Throughout all the four phases, you will be encouraged to practice self-compassion and self-care.
In the first phase, we will learn about you, your condition and the different tools and skills to manage your symptoms of trauma to promote healing and well-being. You will understand that your feelings are normal reactions to abnormal experiences.
In the second phase, we will create and establish a sense of safety. We will practice body-mind techniques such as boundary work, gentle Somatic Experiencing® exercises, and mindful breathing with body movement. These techniques allow us to explore any body tension or physical sensations and help manage your overwhelming emotions of your body’s natural response to stressful situation:
Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn.
Fight: aggressively facing a threat,
Flight: running away from a threat,
Freeze: unable to move or react to a threat,
Fawn: trying to please to avoid any conflict.
During phase three, exposure exercises will be practiced helping you to overcome your habitual anxiety reactions to certain situations. You will be supported throughout the entire process, beginning with mild to moderate challenging exercises, and then progressing to harder ones. Keep in mind, these exercises will be determined by you and will never put you in any kind of danger. We will always respect your rhythm and the exercises will be tolerable and safe. You will use the different skills learned to face the situation you were once avoiding. Resting after each session will be important to allow your body the time to integrate.
In this last phase, you will know that trauma no longer defines you. The traumatic event won’t be forgotten or erased, but you will be empowered with the knowledge and tools to be able to re-set your body to a normal state of balance and equilibrium.
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