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Jessica Van der Merwe: How to Recover Your Creativity After Trauma

4/14/2023

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Season 3, Episode 2

Today’s Guest
: Jessica Van der Merwe is a licensed therapist in Oregon and Washington state. She owns a private practice and specializes in complex trauma recovery, PTSD, and relational and betrayal trauma. She also specializes in working with adult ADHD and neurodivergence and the intersection between neurodivergence and trauma experiences. Jessica is a certified Brainspotting therapist and is trained in Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment and Internal Family Systems therapy. She believes counseling should always involve humor, creativity, and transparency, and she will be the first one to make things awkward so you don’t have to. 

​SHOW TOPICS
  • What are trauma responses? + examples of how they manifest
  • The causes of complex trauma and how trauma recovery can help clients gain connection and creativity
  • Detaching trauma responses from shame and helping clients understand how those responses have served to protect them
  • Is it possible to build self-trust with clients who have never experienced that type of trust?
SHOW LINKS
  • Jessica Van Der Merwe
    www.proteacounselingpnw.com
  • Brainspotting
    https://brainspotting.com
  • Internal Family Systems
    https://ifs-institute.com
  • Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment
    https://janinafisher.com/tist

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    Rachel Moore, LMFT, (she/her) is a singer, musician, writer, and the host of the Beyond Artist's Block podcast. She is also a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in San Diego, California. Rachel is certified in EMDR and trained in Brainspotting, and she focuses on working with creative clients, including writers, artists, and musicians.

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