Connie is my first trauma therapist. I've been in and out of therapy since I was 12. :( I didn't know there was a such thing as a trauma therapist (let alone that I needed one!) and I was treating all therapy as the same, like a verbal journal.
I just gotta say, she has been extremely validating--I have been vulnerable about my extremely dysfunctional family and she GETS IT. She's good at challenging my cognitive dissonance and giving ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK that I can work on throughout the week to break down my deregulated thinking.
I have texted her 2-3x with simple questions outside of our meeting times and she has gotten back to me within the hour.
She listens to me and though I know we have separate viewpoints on religion, she has always respected our differing views and I'm genuinely grateful for that.
It's been maybe a month and a half of trauma therapy, and I don't have those hateful intrusive thoughts of negative self-worth nearly as much anymore. If ever a need arises for me to seek therapy again, I will be looking for trauma-informed therapists like Connie. Connie knows what's up. read more