Healing trauma one event at a time: Mind-body Therapy
Have you wanted to get some work done in a therapy session and are feeling frustrated telling your story over and over again or jumping around to various issues without any focus or continuity? Maybe you want change but are afraid you’ll be overwhelmed by the emotions associated with a memory. Some things from your past are stored in your subconscious; you can’t even remember the first time the trauma happened but you know something’s not right. You want to feel joy about your life and reconnect with yourself, God and others.
Some traumas are stored in your DNA and passed down in your family. This is called generational trauma. You may be vulnerable under stress to certain thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Generational work can be done without knowing what the trauma was, but you will resonate with how the behavior, thought or emotion shows up in both your family and your choices today.
Sometimes we won’t complete the work in 50 minutes. The next session may pick up where you left off or go in another direction, as the Lord leads and muscle testing indicates. You will be offered tools to reduce anxiety and at times homework.
What tools does mind/body work use?
I use a unique Christian mind-body protocol that can get to the root of those residual emotions one hurt at a time. The tools come from Thought-Field Therapy (T.F.T.) and E.M.D.R. (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and prayer. It applies the knowledge we have about the mind-body connection.
How is prayer used?
When you come to a session, the therapist prays to open and close the session, for the guidance of the Holy Spirit and also for protection. We pray in the name of Jesus. Sometimes prayer is used during the session if the therapist or client gets stuck. If you’re not a Christian, no problem. You don’t have to have faith, just be open to prayer. Your therapist’s faith is enough to do the work.
Muscle Testing: Is this what chiropractors use?
Muscle testing is a form of (N.E.T.) which chiropractors use. It is a way to determine how to support you when you are in resistance. Muscle testing is also used to determine the age of the trauma and emotions in the trauma. You will be tested for a head and body point to hold while focusing on each emotion and to check whether the emotion cleared or has taken. All this is in the context of one trauma per session.
How is it Christian counseling?
What I do is a practical form of counseling to get your relationship with God, yourself, and others realigned and vitalized.
It includes beliefs about what’s written in the Bible. Primary is that God is the Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit, three persons - one God. God is not energy. He is the source of all life and animates His creation, down to the atomic level. God is separate from and hierarchically above all creation. Human beings are not God. Jesus Christ came as God in the flesh, and He died to reconcile us to Himself and to defeat the enemy, sin, and death. He rose from the dead and is coming back again to make all things new.
Can I continue with talk therapy for trauma treatment?
Absolutely. Don’t think you have to give up on talk therapy, you choose which way you want to go. For those days when you want deeper change, try mind/body work. We may deep-dive into events that seem obscure. You will deal with one trauma per session. and pursue healing for thoughts and emotions at the root of the pain you’re experiencing.
When you’re ready for a change, call 720-577-5985 or book a free consult.
