APPROACH

Time Heals Everything – FALSE! The Role of Somatic Experiencing™, NARM™, EMDR™ in Counselling

The truth is that time does not heal everything. Often, we ignore and discount our struggles, leading to feelings of anger, distance, and hopelessness. To achieve effective trauma recovery, we need support to navigate the events in our lives and create lasting, positive change.

My therapeutic approach combines somatic therapy and NARM™ therapy and EMDR™ to address the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit. This holistic perspective emphasizes teaching theory, feeling your emotions, and engaging in experiential exercises. These experiences allow you to explore your feelings rather than just discussing them, broadening your perspective and encouraging curiosity about your unconscious thoughts and belief systems.

By integrating these techniques into our sessions, we bring counselling into your everyday life, promoting permanent transformation. The first step to empowerment is making a choice. By deciding how you approach your trauma, you reclaim control over your healing journey.

Integrating Mind, Body, and Spirit for Trauma Recovery

At Safe Harbour Counselling, Sarah’s therapeutic approach blends Somatic Experiencing™ and NARM™ and EMDR™ therapies, fostering a profound integration of the mind, body, and spirit. Effective trauma recovery requires addressing these interconnected aspects to promote lasting transformation. By recognizing that trauma impacts individuals on multiple levels, we empower clients to reconnect with themselves and find balance. This holistic perspective supports emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Transpersonal therapy transcends traditional psychological methods by considering spiritual and existential dimensions of healing. This approach encourages clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, sensations, and experiences in a safe environment. By nurturing the mind, body, and spirit, we facilitate deep personal awareness and resilience, which are essential for effective trauma recovery.

The Importance of Mind, Body, and Spirit

Our approach recognizes that trauma affects individuals on multiple levels. By focusing on the mind, body, and spirit, clients can reconnect with themselves and find balance. This holistic perspective allows for a comprehensive understanding of trauma, fostering a deeper process that integrates emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Trauma recovery is a journey that requires sensitivity and support. Our experienced therapist utilizes a variety of techniques tailored to each individual’s needs. By creating a safe and nurturing environment, she empowers clients to confront and process their trauma, promoting healing across all dimensions of their being.

My Unique Qualifications

My private practice began in 2009. I have a Master of Counselling from City University of Seattle in Canada. I am registered with the BCACC as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (R.C.C.). I am also a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner – this is an approach developed by Dr. Peter Levine for the treatment of PTSD and trauma, an EMDR therapist & I am also a NARM™ therapist (NeuroAffective Relational Model) which is an approach developed by Dr. Lawrence Heller for the treatment of C-PTSD (complex trauma or developmental trauma) . In addition, I have a Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology. I am registered as a Master Therapeutic Counsellor and Registered Counselling Supervisor.

For further information about my credentials please see my bio page.

“You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we’re not. We always have the power of our minds… Claim and consciously use your power.” — Louise L. Hay

If you have any questions about my approach and how it can work for you, please contact me.

Safe Harbour Counselling is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, which comprises seven member communities: Okanagan Indian Band, Osoyoos Indian Band, Penticton Indian Band, Upper Nicola Band, Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands, and Westbank First Nation, as well as the Colville Confederated Tribes in Northern Washington State. Sarah honours their deep connection to this land and pays her respects to their elders, past and present.

As a second-generation settler with ancestors from England and Ireland, Sarah recognizes that England was a colonial power that contributed to the foundation of Canada through the genocide of Indigenous peoples. Sarah is committed to continuously unlearning the colonial principles she has inherited. Sarah acknowledges her unearned privileges as a white settler, cisgender, heterosexual, non-disabled, neurotypical, financially stable, educated, and female individual.

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