A brief understanding of the therapeutic approach:
Our brains are wired to deal with these stress, fear and traumas much the same way that animals in the wild do. That is, by fleeing or fighting. Of course, these responses are not typically appropriate or available to us, so the energy that our bodies and brains want to discharge remains *stuck* in the body and psyche and creates all kinds of problems, including physical, emotional and relationship problems. Consider a couple of examples of what happens we are exposed to anger: we tense some muscles, maybe our shoulders or neck - this becomes a routine reaction to stress and before we know it we have chronic neck problems we shy away and tune out – when this becomes routine we find ourselves unable to assert or confront when it is healthy. Maybe we even end up in abusive relationships. we hold in our anger – in time it comes out all over the place with little provocation.
Donna's aim in therapy is to slowly "peel back" the layers of the psyche to uncover these patterns. Symptoms are dealt with on all levels: physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual. Through this integrated approach to healing, expansion can occur on several levels simultaneously. Donna’s approach is effective and efficient. Insofar as wounds or traumas get in the way of these goals, they are dealt with but not dwelled on. Results are almost immediate, though how *deep* you go depends on you.
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