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Hello all~ I am offering this on 8/27/22 for the last time this year!
In 1986, I helped pioneer the ACOA/Codependence Movement here in Central Florida and opened up the Adult Children of Alcoholics/ Codependence Treatment Center. This is an ACOA (PTSD/trauma-informed) experiential/psychoeducational training for therapists and clients. It can be taken by you as a trauma-informed workshop (or training) for you to deeply understand ACOA/Codependence issues and the CPTSD/Trauma that growing up in these homes can cause.
Of course, let me know any questions. This is presented in Winter Park, FL. The cost below is our discount for a check/cash and includes the CEUs. If you need any help working out payments, let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you.
407-657-8555 x101

As A psychotherapist I can tell you for sure spankings do not teach logic, they only teach that someone who is supposed to love you will hurt you

Hello all,
Center for the Healing Arts has brought on a new intern in her last year of Grad school. She is offering exceedingly low fee sessions to anyone who would like some healing. She is under my direct supervision. Please reach out to me if you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity or just have any questions! 407-657-8555 x1

Hello all,
The last two years have been so very challenging. All of this chaos, uncertainty and pain has triggerd so much trauma for everyone and certainly for the LGBTQ+ community.
This PRIDE weekend, in the spirit of healing trauma and reclaiming conneciton and happiness, I am co-facilitating a workshop with my colleague Lindsay Kincaide specifically for the LGBTQ+ and ally community in Central Florida.
This workshop is about healing the trauma that stand between you and your happiness, connections and loving,healthy relationships. This workshop also severs as a trauma informed training for therapists (7 CEUs) who want to expand thier therapeutic skills to the LGBTQ+ community.
Contact info is on the flyer to register, but please don't hesitate to message me or call/email me with any questions. 407-657-8555 ext 1 or emailing me at [email protected]

Hello all,
We are ecstatic to announce that Katie Horton has joined the team at the Center for the Healing Arts in the Winter Park/ Maitland area!
Her specialized areas of expertise include LGBTQIA+, Transgender/Gender Identity Issues, Coming Out, and The Journey of Transitioning. In addition, being transgender herself, she brings a depth of clarity and understanding in working with the transgender and gender expansive community. She also has expertise in working with all ages (from 11yrs old through seniors) using creative tools in assisting clients to navigate all aspects of trauma, anxiety, AND depression regardless of their root causes.
Like everyone at Center for the Healing Arts, she has set aside a percentage of her practice for sliding fee scales as none of us want to turn away anyone because of finances in these difficult times. It would be her honor and privilege to receive a referral from any of you for someone you care about for whom she can be of service.
She can be reached at 407-657-8555 x8 and of courses, please do not hesitate to contact her via email at [email protected] or through www.centerforthehealingarts.com.

Center for the Healing Arts Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACoA) If you grew up with an alcoholic parent or caretaker, or suspect that your childhood environment was affected by addiction, we can help you to understand and to heal.

Hello all,
One of our service dogs is being returned to us because his handler cannot care for him any longer. He is a Shepard/lab mix, very well trained and a sweet sweet boy. He is about 5 years old. Please share if you know someone who might be interested in him as a pet not a service dog. Application and Home inspectons will be required. He will not be given for free but payment is negotiable

Center for the Healing Arts is thrilled to officially welcome Kennedi Davis to our team! Kennedi’s main areas of concentration include couples’ therapy, anxiety, depression, and attachment trauma. Kennedi has a passion for assisting her clients on their personal journey of growth and healing. Center for the Healing Arts has been a successful group practice for over 30 years, and we are looking forward to working with Kennedi to continue our legacy of great client care. Kennedi, like all of us at the Center for the Healing Arts, offers a sliding fee scale and would be honored with any direct referrals to her at (407) 657-8555 ext.7

7 Ceus - This intensive workshop is a deep dive into the unconscious. It explores the root of all levels of trauma, emotional, physical and intellectual and examines how this surfaces in ALL our relationshipa. I have a very strong belief we can only take our clients as deeply as we have traveled ourselves- therefore, this workshop can be taken as a training/healing experience for you or simply as a recommendation for clients for their healing. They will have a workbook that will reveal deeper levels of trauma that they will bring back to their sessions with you. This training is in Winter Park, Fl. Of course do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at all.

8 Ceus - This intensive workshop for Individuals or couples, is a deep dive into the unconscious. It explores the root of all levels of trauma, emotional, physical and intellectual. I have a very strong belief that we as therapists,can only take our clients as deeply as we have traveled ourselves- therefore, Therefore, this workshop can be taken as a training/healing experience for therapists or simply as a recommendation for clients for their own healing. Everyone will have a workbook that will reveal deeper unconscious levels of how even small unhealed hurts affect your life and relationships.
Of course do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at all.

8 Ceus - This intensive workshop for Individuals or couples, is a deep dive into the unconscious. It explores the root of all levels of trauma, emotional, physical and intellectual. I have a very strong belief we can only take our clients as deeply as we have traveled ourselves- therefore, this workshop can be taken as a training/healing experience for Therapists or clients for their healing. You will have a workbook that will reveal deeper levels of wounding that will be a reference into your Unconscious for years to come.
Of course do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at all.

Not everyone who has experienced trauma is aware of it. There are two types of trauma. One is called “capital T” Trauma, one is called “little t” trauma. When we think of someone being traumatized, we often think of someone experiencing an event that is so unusually terrible that it could end up on the evening news. One reason trauma is limited by our culture to these big events is that we are trying to imagine the kind of scenarios that could cause psychological damage to an otherwise well-functioning adult. However, people become more resilient with age as they learn they can provide themselves with their own needs like food, water, and shelter. When we are babies and children, we are far more vulnerable and have a limited understanding of what constitutes a dangerous vs. safe situation. It is much easier to believe our lives are in jeopardy the younger we are.

A little t trauma is an event that may seem small to the casual observer but still has an impact on an individual’s nervous system and can end up affecting their behavior when they become an adult. We are more likely to have these experiences as babies and children, when the world seems bigger and more dangerous, often so early we cannot remember it happening. It can be as common an event as a parent not responding soon enough to our cry that we are hungry because they are occupied with another urgent matter. Also, many popular attempts at disciplining children will end up making the child feel in danger and leave a lasting effect. Parents not responding correctly to a baby’s attempt to illicit a smile, be picked up or fed can also feel dangerous to a little being whose existence depends entirely on someone else to meet every need.

Any time we are powerless to change a situation in which we feel our lives are in danger, we run a significant risk of encoding the experience in our nervous system in such a way that it continues to affect our feelings and behavior into adulthood. Often, we become reactive when we are reminded of that original event. Reactivity can take the form of self-criticism, anger, blame, resentment, fear, loss of motivation, shutting down, frustration, anxiety, racing thoughts, hypervigilance, irritation, etc. As a therapist, I help people heal from both little t and capital T traumas so they are in charge of their own decisions, rather than being pushed around by reactive nervous systems. That is the good news: healing from trauma is absolutely possible. It is never too late to begin the process of breaking free!

This workshop is about healing all levels of trauma, emotional, physical and intellectual. I would love to hear from you with any questions!

PLAYNE – The Meditation Game

Why faking a behavior can be more healthy than authenticity.

Take it from someone who spent much of his life holding on to his authenticity with an iron grip; authenticity is not always all it is cracked up to be. It was very important for me to make sure my actions matched what I was feeling on the inside. Otherwise I felt dishonest or deceitful. Then, I learned some important things about the brain that helped me see the importance of “faking it til I make it.”

Our brains physically change every time we learn something. This process is called neuroplasticity. When we repeat behaviors over and over (including thinking and feeling certain ways) our brains thicken the wiring needed for them in order to make those behaviors easier next time.

When the brain sends signals needed to perform a new skill, it is like the signals are hacking through a dense forest with a machete. Each time that skill is repeated, the brain makes the path easier to travel. Over time, the thick forest path becomes a dirt road,and eventually, a highway.

Brains want to be efficient and want to send signals down the most robust paths, because they are easiest to travel. This is the brains “default” or “natural” choice. If we force our brain to carve a new path through a dense jungle, when it can use a highway instead, it will feel un-natural or like we are faking it, because our feelings (our brains way of telling us to take the easiest path) don’t match our behavior. If we take the highway instead, it will feel more natural or authentic.

When we decide to change an unhealthy behavior, we may have to feel inauthentic for a while while our brains begrudgingly carve a new path for the behavior we want to perform instead.

The good news is that as the brain works on the new path, the new behavior will become easier and easier, while the old behavior will once again become overgrown and cumbersome. In the end, the new behavior will feel like the natural or authentic thing to do, and the old, unhealthy behavior won’t feel like it belongs anymore.

It can be healthy, then, to fake it til you make it. Put another way, if you know a change in your behavior is the right thing to do, don’t listen to your brain when it whines about having to do some extra work and tries to entice you back to your old ways with thoughts and feelings that go against the goal you set. There is hope, your brain will adapt to the changes, leaving you with a natural, healthy new behavior, and hopefully a sense of accomplishment for taking that neurological road less traveled 🙂

This is how stress can become a self fulfilling prophesy, and what can be done about it.

Our nervous systems (including our brains) are designed to protect us from physical danger. When we are faced with a threat, our prefrontal cortex, the conscious and smart part of our brain, gives up control to our more primitive “emergency” systems, which thoughtlessly and desperately try to remove us from the danger. This is how we can instantly jump out of the way of an approaching bus without figuring out all the needed steps first, making it a great strategy for approaching busses and hungry bears.

Unfortunately, our brains cannot tell the difference between a hungry bear and the fear that we might fail a math test, or be scolded by an authority figure (which are not physical threats). In both cases, we lose usual memory capacity, ability to think clearly, and perform complicated tasks effectively. People who live with stress and anxiety can find themselves caught in a self fulfilling prophesy in which more fear leads to more mistakes with more potential consequences and more fear etc.

Neurofeedback and psychotherapy can help reestablish the brain’s sense of safety and end the negative feedback loop, leading to fewer mistakes, which increases the sense of confidence, which increases the sense of safety etc.

7 Ceu’s before March 31st!

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