While I have offered Trauma Informed Care for clients, mostly intuitively, through my years of practice, I have never really defined what that means when clients come for their sessions with me. Taking a recent course on this topic made it clear just how important that communication is. It’s critical that you are feeling safe during your sessions and that sessions provide space for you to heal and feel empowered, as you are ready to. Each person’s journey is unique to them and I honour that process. There are no deadlines or judgments around your healing process. No. You Don't Have to Tell Me I have been asked by clients if they have to tell me about their trauma. The answer is no, you don’t have to, that choice is yours. Whether I know your trauma story or not, it will make absolutely no difference in the benefits of the holistic sessions that you receive. You will benefit regardless. Communication is Key It’s really important that you feel safe and comfortable before, after and during your session, to the extent that you can. At your first appointment I will be a stranger to you and I realize feeling safe will take time. I am happy to adjust and adapt sessions in order to help to make that happen. If you are able to communicate any areas you would rather I didn’t touch, or that you would rather remain dressed for your session, etc. then I can adapt your session to honour your requests. You are in control and I want to collaborate with you to ensure you feel safe and empowered in your journey towards recovery. If at any time during a session you feel uncomfortable or want to stop, then the session can adapt, or be stopped. This is your healing time. Emotions are normal Emotions often come up and are key to the healing journey. Please allow yourself to express them as you need to, during your session. There is no need to tell me why you’re feeling the way that you do (unless you choose to). Again, it will not impact the benefits of your session. Honouring Your Journey Each trauma survivor is individual and unique in their journey towards recovery. I honour that. There are no expectations or judgements, but instead compassion and understanding. Your sessions with me are integrative and supportive to your regular medical care and counseling. They are not in place of them
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 Healing Can Happen Through Relaxation
The comment I hear most often from clients, at the end of a Craniosacral Therapy session or Reiki session, is that they have never before felt so deeply and completely relaxed. There is something in the quiet of those two Holistic therapies that nurtures you, mind, body and soul. Mindfulness
This theme for the March enewsletter brought many inspiring thoughts! The days are a little brighter and a little longer and as the first day of Spring is within sight, your mind and spirit may feel just a little lighter.
This year (2024) that day happens on March 19th. I am asked this question often. While I can answer you with the basic benefits of the different modalities that I offer, I can't say how you, as an individual, will benefit. You are unique!   As a human being you have a natural instinct to protect yourself from harm. Your brain, through sight and hearing, stays alert to anything or situation that may be harmful. With exposure to stress, trauma and feeling unsafe, your nervous system can become somewhat stuck in protection and survival mode, even if there is no real threat.
 As a business owner it is really helpful to look back at the numbers from the past year to see where things have improved and where they may need some adjusting. As a Holistic Health Practitioner, while numbers are important, I look more closely at what clients mentioned the most in what was going on for them and which therapies they said were the most helpful. It's always interesting. It also often means that the numbers experiencing those issues are likely higher...you don't tell me everything, neither do you need to.
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You will see the term “holistic approach” all over my website, social media and blogs. It is the approach I take to all of the sessions I offer and how they may impact you on the day that you’re receiving them.
 Taking time to assess what you need to let go of is not, I don’t think, as difficult as the steps to actually letting go.
Life can become mired in old ways of doing things or holding onto items because you’ve had them for years, in other words, stagnation. Through following old beliefs or staying in relationships that no longer serve you, the journey forward becomes stuck. To recognize and assess what you need to let go of is a journey in itself. To take the steps to actually let go can be scary. |
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