Kaylene Henderson, MA

Philosophy and Approach to Counseling: Trauma can be healed- Restored to health or soundness, cure, to ease or relieve, to experience relief from emotional distress.  Anxiety, distress, and trauma symptoms are a normal response to an abnormal event. They are the body’s way of communicating that something is wrong and needs care. Intervention can help restore thoughts, emotions, belief systems, and behavior to be restored in health. This healing can be possible with the understanding of trauma effects on the brain and synergistic connections to cognitive, physical, psychological, physiological, and spiritual (values) intervention and integration. Treatment phases include safety, symptom relief, exploring memory retrieval, facing the truth about the past, present and major issues of the present, relationships, reclaiming the body, and recreating a new normal.   Practice includes trauma-informed and trauma-responsive care, attachment-focused on the relationships and bonds