Facilitating a Shift from Trauma Responses to Increased Wellness, since 1997
Primary modalities:
- Somatic Experiencing
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Somatic EMDR Therapy
- Body and Energy work
- Herbal medicine
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I most often work with traumatized individuals who suspect that their bodies have the answers to their healing, who have tried talk therapy and seen little change, and/or who are therapists or practitioners themselves and are seeking experienced facilitation for their own personal work or supervision/consultation/mentorship for their professional work.
Please see my Sessions page for more info about how I work.
One of my deepest inquiries: How can we practice being our full, authentic selves in the face of oppression, abuse, trauma, and illness, while also practicing connection, care, community accountability, activism, and love?
Usually when a person is unable to feel connected with themself and others in ways that feel meaningful and satisfying, it is often because overwhelming experiences from the past or present are showing up in their body and nervous system. Sleep and digestive issues, emotional overload or shut-down, relational difficulties/conflicts, chronic pain or illness, addiction, anxiety/depression, etc are common experiences. Besides abuse, injury, and neglect in personal family/relational dynamics as a child, this often includes social traumas experienced as a result of living within pervasive systems of oppression and harm in this country, on a daily basis.
Also, sometimes the stress of having a chronic illness or recent diagnosis (sometimes unrelated to past traumas) leads someone to feel overwhelmed and seek support to find some relief in their body and not see it as the enemy.
For those with a longing to develop capacity for living a more satisfying life, I also work with people to find their deep longing and purpose, increase their intuition and body sense, feel more ease and joy in their life, connect to their own spirituality, connect more deeply with others, and learn to trust their body and life as it unfolds in the present. In this framework exists a possibility of feeling more free from the burdens and traumas of the past while not forgetting where they have come from and how they got here.
I invite you to read my Testimonials page for a sense of how folks have experienced and articulated their journey with me.
My training is extensive (ongoing since 1996) and my understanding of the body as it relates to trauma, anatomy and physiology, and the human energy field inform my approach to psychological health. I look forward to working with you in a meaningful way, either in-person or remotely. Please be in contact with your questions.
On Healing and Inclusivity...
Each person's "healing" process is unique and is sacred to me and is to be respected. No one can tell someone else what they need because we are the only one who truly knows our own experience. My history of living in a body with trauma, chronic illness, and marginalized identities inform my commitment to practicing being a loving, non-judgmental support with deep presence. I show up without an agenda to "fix" because I don't see anyone as broken. What is broken is a global system of racial capitalism that is designed to dominate, control, and oppress people for the sake of profit and power. Most traumas stem from this complex and layered experience that has been passed down through our ancestry… as perpetrators of, or victims of, (often both) patriarchy/misogyny, racism/white dominance, ableism, homo/trans/queer phobia, or genocide and land theft. My intention is for our sessions to be a safe enough and welcoming place for you to explore these complexities and more, while knowing that safety is deeply subjective/personal and may be limited. I enjoy working with all races, ethnicities, classes, religions, cultures, body types, abilities, and languages. You are embraced, valued, and honored, however you show up, especially in whatever expression of your gender identification, presentation, and sexuality you feel like, and I will use the pronouns you choose.
LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community welcome here! <3
QTBIPOC inquiries:
check out the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color network
Lisa Newell
167 Main St. Suite 307
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-380-0546
lisajnewell@gmail.com
167 Main St. Suite 307
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-380-0546
lisajnewell@gmail.com