*trauma-informed massage therapy

trauma-informed healing...

     nobody  understands the journey of healing from trauma better than the person  living it. clients and survivors of violence and trauma know their  history, struggles, means of survival and coping, and what promotes  healing, better than anyone else. clients and survivors frequently  encounter services that mirror the power and control experienced in past  abusive relationships that caused the trauma. in the traditional  program of services, healing and recovery is difficult and the risk of  re-traumatization is real.

      by contrast, trauma-informed policies  and services work for both the person seeking services AND for the  provider. providers in a trauma-informed environment have emerged as  partners to guide and support those who seek services, while also taking  time out to engage in self-care practices that help to manage the  stresses linked to their own past traumas and possible compassion  fatigue.

      clients as partners in this same environment have emerged as leaders in their own healing, as peer supporters,  as peer counselors, as advocates providing leadership in state consumer  and peer networks, and as entrepreneurs in developing new employment  initiatives.

paths to healing...

      “trauma-informed” is based  on the understanding that the impact of violent experiences and damaging  relationships affects not only the survivor’s physical, mental,  emotional, and economic wellbeing, but the spiritual as well. trauma’s isolating impact makes relationships more difficult. talking about what  happened may feel too vulnerable and risky. removing the weight of  trauma from the soul isn’t easy. but healing often arises when other  creative forms of expression are embraced. new connections and  relationships are forged – and without the limitations of communicating  solely through language.