I work with all populations, children, adolescents, couples, and individuals. I specialize in adults who were traumatized as children. I work from the frame that one's childhood has a marked influence on our behavior as we grow. I believe that understanding and working through the experiences both past and present allows for a healthy perspective. It is necessary to be able to differentiate feelings, experiences, and perceptions that are "old" from those that occur in the present. To understand the similarities and differences allow one to grow. In trauma work the "impotent rage" that is present because as a child one is helpless and over time becomes hopeless. Trauma work allows the client to see and experience their past from the present. It allows an understanding and method to use the past to help understand the present and regain the power that as a child one didn't have. It is a growing and unique experience to be able to break the cycle of trauma and violence.

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