January 29, 2016
I begin this blog for the sole purpose of documenting and sharing my journey to spiritual & emotional wellness. I have been ready for some time now to be well again, and though I know the road in front of me is long, painful and difficult I am still excited and hopeful. The cost of failing to try for my well being is far more expensive than the cost to take this head on so I choose to move forward with my treatment plan. I will not be using actual names of those involved as I have not asked for permission to do so and in the off chance that someone other than the therapist reads this, I'd rather be safe than sorry.
I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr.JS, his beautiful German Shepherd Freja, and his compassionate & welcoming staff today. My initial thoughts were of anxiety & fear, but i pushed past those feelings and left with a very different idea of where my journey would be taking me. Listening to Jack share his personal triumphs as a person made me feel at ease as a client because he relates to the struggles and has done the hard work in his own journey. What a gift this is for me, when you have a therapist who has personal investments into the treatment they provide that speaks for itself and lays the ground work for trust and an idea of what it can be like to be well again and functioning in society.
His approach is that of a genuine and dedicated therapist who has taken his experiences, failures and success and placed them into a practice that give others like me a chance at finding themselves after suffering trauma and abuse. I liked the fact that JS gave me his word that he would be my guide through this and that he wouldn't let me get too deep into the healing process before I was ready. This is a very important aspect of any kind of therapy, even when you feel like you could jump in with both feet and take it all on it can be unhealthy to do so and even cause more trauma to your already fragile state of mind. I need that reassurance because that means I am able to focus on one moment at a time without concentrating on if I am doing too much or not enough, it takes away from being present to the now.
My choice is to expose myself to not only Psychotherapy and EMDR but to Neurofeedback therapy as well. This is only a few of the techniques they specialize in and were carefully chosen by JS as they offer my situation the best chance of a positive outcome with lasting effects. I have taken the first step on this journey with my consultation and acceptance of the treatment plan and my next step will be on Monday, just 4 short day from now when I have my first brain scan for Neurofeedback therapy. To say that I am excited is an understatement and it has been a long time since i have felt that emotion about anything in my life. Someday when this journey comes to a close I hope to be able to be the result of what a good therapist can do for you when the right tools are given and used when working with sufferers of trauma and abuse. It takes someone willing to invest in you as much as they would for themselves and I am feeling grateful and certain that I have finally found that someone in JS. :)
I begin this blog for the sole purpose of documenting and sharing my journey to spiritual & emotional wellness. I have been ready for some time now to be well again, and though I know the road in front of me is long, painful and difficult I am still excited and hopeful. The cost of failing to try for my well being is far more expensive than the cost to take this head on so I choose to move forward with my treatment plan. I will not be using actual names of those involved as I have not asked for permission to do so and in the off chance that someone other than the therapist reads this, I'd rather be safe than sorry.
I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr.JS, his beautiful German Shepherd Freja, and his compassionate & welcoming staff today. My initial thoughts were of anxiety & fear, but i pushed past those feelings and left with a very different idea of where my journey would be taking me. Listening to Jack share his personal triumphs as a person made me feel at ease as a client because he relates to the struggles and has done the hard work in his own journey. What a gift this is for me, when you have a therapist who has personal investments into the treatment they provide that speaks for itself and lays the ground work for trust and an idea of what it can be like to be well again and functioning in society.
His approach is that of a genuine and dedicated therapist who has taken his experiences, failures and success and placed them into a practice that give others like me a chance at finding themselves after suffering trauma and abuse. I liked the fact that JS gave me his word that he would be my guide through this and that he wouldn't let me get too deep into the healing process before I was ready. This is a very important aspect of any kind of therapy, even when you feel like you could jump in with both feet and take it all on it can be unhealthy to do so and even cause more trauma to your already fragile state of mind. I need that reassurance because that means I am able to focus on one moment at a time without concentrating on if I am doing too much or not enough, it takes away from being present to the now.
My choice is to expose myself to not only Psychotherapy and EMDR but to Neurofeedback therapy as well. This is only a few of the techniques they specialize in and were carefully chosen by JS as they offer my situation the best chance of a positive outcome with lasting effects. I have taken the first step on this journey with my consultation and acceptance of the treatment plan and my next step will be on Monday, just 4 short day from now when I have my first brain scan for Neurofeedback therapy. To say that I am excited is an understatement and it has been a long time since i have felt that emotion about anything in my life. Someday when this journey comes to a close I hope to be able to be the result of what a good therapist can do for you when the right tools are given and used when working with sufferers of trauma and abuse. It takes someone willing to invest in you as much as they would for themselves and I am feeling grateful and certain that I have finally found that someone in JS. :)
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