PSYCHOTHERAPY
Awakening from the Trance of Trauma
Non-Violent Communication
AWAKENING FROM THE TRANCE OF TRAUMA
A Therapeutic Group
and Disturbed Attachment
Maggie McGuire, Ph.D.
Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 p.m., new group starting September 20, 2011
At the core of our being there is a place of openness. It is a sense of being alive – awake and at peace. When encountering harmful or threatening situations, we instinctively attempt to protect this soft tender spot in the center of our being. Over time, the protective layer becomes the habit of mind that thinks this small hut we have built for ourselves is who we are, and we become disconnected from our wise resourceful center.
Healing is a process that brings awareness to those parts of our body-mind where awareness has been withdrawn and a numbness, a deadness has been left behind. Awakening from the trance of trauma requires attending to the quiet presence and vital sense of being speaking to us from deep within. Tracking the somatic experience - feeling for the qualities of voice, breath, and gesture - guides us to reawaken our core and connect to aspects of the self that have been neglected or exiled. Learning to focus the mind’s attention on the embodied experience – the here-and-now of the physical, emotional and cognitive processing – enables completion and integration of the dissociated experience.
We will work together as a group to develop the skills that support each person in taking responsibility for healing – enabling one’s ability to respond to self and others with sensitivity, understanding and compassion.
To Inquire and Register: Maggie McGuire 802-472-6694
or email:
wellspringvt@gmail.com
Brief initial interview required prior to beginning
Fee: Group $60/session;
Insurance accepted; sliding scale is available.
NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION
Kathleen Landry, MA, Mental Health Counselor
This workshop runs continously; please contact Kathleen for info about dates and times
Need to work on your communication skills? NVC can help you break patterns of thinking that lead to arguments, anger, and depression. It gives you skills to resolve conflicts peacefully at home, work, school, and in your community. NVC empowers you to create a social structure that support everyone’s needs being met. Join us as we work together to learn these new skills and concepts, and see for yourself what a difference it can make.
To Inquire and Register: Kathleen Landry 802-595-5056 ext.5
or email: kathleenlandryvt@yahoo.com
Fee: $20/class; VHAP, Medicare, Medicaid accepted.
