My clients come from a wide range of backgrounds and have very interesting life stories to tell. Some have turned life’s lemons into lemonade. Some seem to have had lives that are relatively easy. Many carry stories buried deep within, wherein an earlier hurt or trauma affects them today in ways that they do not understand, or brings forth a pattern of behavior which for them is no longer functional. For example, a person may respond by outbursts of seemingly uncontrolled anger with a spouse or a child, wherein the provoking incident was relatively minor. Or a person may suffer from crippling anxiety or depressive symptoms. Alternatively, he or she may engage in escapism behaviors which have taken the form of an addiction. I like to think of an addiction as continuing to do something that is bad for you (and those around you) repeatedly, despite knowing of its harmful effects. In my practice, I have always been on a quest to help a person find the most effective relief from problems, as soon as possible. I searched out this method of transformational healing after years of seeking ever more knowledge about the consequences of complex trauma, and how to…
