Whatever journey you may find yourself on, Welcome! we applaud your willingness to be vulnerable and your courage to seek support.
We are complex-trauma professionals who treat individuals/couples/families with a wide variety of specialized modalities, including:
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EMDR Therapy (on-going sessions and/or EMDR Intensive sessions) for the treatment of traumatic stress, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and more.
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LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy and letters of referral for gender affirming procedures that meet WPATH standards.
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Attachment-based interventions to improve your ability to develop and maintain deep and meaningful connections, to self and others.
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Nontraditional approaches to treating Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders, including:
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"Parts Work" aka Ego State Therapy, Structural Dissociation, TIST, and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
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Body based interventions ( Mindfulness, SSP, somatic experiencing, and sensory motor interventions.
As you find yourself here, you may ...
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Feel stuck repeating the same patterns.
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Feel unable to move forward after a traumatic experience or loss.
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Feel ruled by your emotions or have learned to avoid them entirely.
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Been struggling to feel connected or a sense of belonging.
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Feel that something is missing in your life.
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Have tried many things without much success.
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You may know you are deserving, worthy, lovable, etc. but you have a hard time feeling and believing them to be true.
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We are here to offer you a
message of hope ...
that healing is possible!
You CAN . . .
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Heal from the wounds of the past.
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Change the ways in which you view yourself, others, and the world at large.
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Rewrite old patterns of thinking and behavior.
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Move from a life of surviving day to day to a life of thriving.
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Develop loving and meaningful relationships with yourself and others.
What can you expect from us?
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We are here to listen, knowing that you are the expert of your own story.
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We work together to discover or build upon your unique strengths, exploring and expanding both internal and external resources.
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We create space for you to give voice to stories yet to be told and pain yet to be acknowledged.
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We guide you in healing deeply rooted shame and traumatic experiences - helping you to reconnect with yourself fully - body, mind, and soul.
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We believe strongly in the value of the therapeutic relationship and offer a genuine and authentic approach.
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We believe that the client is a partner in the healing process and that your expertise is key in guiding the process.
Our practice welcomes individuals from all walks of life and does not discriminate based on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or ability.
We strive to create a safe and affirming space for all we have the pleasure to walk with - and acknowledge the uniqueness of individual human experience.
We acknowledge that Dreaming Tree Counseling, LLC is located on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Peoria, Anishnaabe, Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Wyandot, Meškwahki·aša·hina (Fox), and Mississauga people.
We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide, and multigenerational traumas.
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Please join us in recognizing the continued presence of Indigenous Peoples in Michigan and uplifting their voices.
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We invite you to hear Eric Hemenway give a presentation titled “Native History in Michigan: Untold Stories in the Wolverine State”. His talk will look at how Michigan’s tribes helped shape Michigan and American history. Eric Hemenway identifies as Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan. He is the Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians, a federally recognized tribe in northern Michigan.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28yLabfGO-0
