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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Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.