Make peace with your past
Jennifer Moore, LMHC offering Trauma Therapy
In-person in Greenland NH
Online for MA, NH & ME
Are you still being affected by something that happened to you in your past?
Intrusive memories or thoughts
Body aches, chronic muscle or joint pain and fatigue
Struggle to sleep, feeling too wound up or bad dreams
Decline social invites & avoid doing things
Overwhelmed in crowds or with people you don’t know really well.
Feel on edge or on guard
Have moments when all of a sudden an awful feeling comes over you and you’re back in that bad moment
Feeling disconnected, “spacing out”, or even feeling numb.
It’s hard to understand that all of these things that are happening may be completely common responses to really negative or traumatic events, either you witnessed happening or personally experienced.
With my support you can:
Heal and move on from your past.
Find relief from your trauma responses.
Feel more in control and learn how to stop spiraling thoughts and feelings from taking over.
Feel better about the choices you’ve made and make better choices for yourself and your loved ones.
Trauma is usually associated with witnessing or experiencing a terrifying or life threatening event but complex trauma is often more subtle in nature and easily overlooked. A combination of any of the below can create complex trauma.
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Your parents or siblings had issues with anger outbursts, drugs or alcohol, mental health issues, and/or abusive behaviors.
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You had to take on adult responsibilities too early in life either by helping your siblings and maybe helping your parents. You may still find yourself trying to prove yourself to your family, but you never receive any kind of positive feedback no matter what you do.
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You had a parent or caregiver that made you feel like an inconvenience, a burden or unwanted, and that your feelings don’t matter.
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You had (and maybe you’re still dealing with having) family members who make fun of you, put you down, belittle you, call you names, or purposely upset you for their enjoyment.
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You were repeatedly accused or blamed for things that happened that weren’t your fault or excessively punished for mistakes that you did make.
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You had a parent, guardian or caretaker who left you and it’s created a lifetime of trust issues for you.
Heal from trauma with EMDR & ART
In order to understand how EMDR & ART work, we must first look at how trauma impacts the mind and body. When our body enters fight, flight, or freeze following a distressing experience, our brain tries to protect us by holding onto images, sensations and thoughts that were experienced during the distressing event.
EMDR & ART helps to make sense of the traumatic moments experienced. Click the link below to learn more.
Through Expressive Arts Therapy you and I can create a safe space for exploration and growth
Expressive Art Therapy allows you a way to gain self-awareness through self-discovery, self-exploration, and self-expression. It provides you ways to tap into your inner-world of subconscious thoughts and feelings. This form of therapy usually works best for people who are not artists, because the focus is not on artistic outcomes but rather on the process of creating.
Expressive Art therapy includes the therapeutic use of nature items, painting, drawing, crafts, body movement, writing, listening to music, movies, and other creative activities to help clients express themselves. Through art and expression, your unique life-experiences can be understood, communicated, and transformed so that deep healing can occur. It’s especially helpful for tapping into early life experiences that you may find difficult to talk about.
I offer expressive art therapy groups and workshops, to assist my clients with stress reduction, pain management, symptom reduction of anxiety, all of which contribute to increased feelings of well-being and improved mood.