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Most of us have experienced some degree of trauma that impacts our lives and our way to respond to the present moment.
Our goal is to help you look at your traumas in a more compassionate way.
Healing through creativity
Welcome to Compassion Therapy, begin healing trauma through connection.
We are a group of therapists who operate within the Compassionate Inquiry approach, developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, aiming to address and reframe the imprints of trauma that manifest in the present moment. With diverse backgrounds, we focus on assisting youth, children and adults struggling with challenges in life derived from trauma or other adversities. Our services, available in multiple languages, extend across various countries, offering support in Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Swedish. Our philosophy is rooted in co-creating a compassionate relational space where you can experience safety and personal resilience at your own pace.
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It is a psychotherapeutic approach developed and created by Dr. Gabor Maté that focuses on revealing what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world.
Trauma-informed art therapy utilizes the nonverbal language of art to foster personal growth and insight, serving as a pathway to connect with our inner thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and life experiences.
This is a co-created process between the participant, Georgina and Joakim as a team, combining CI and Art Therapy to embody or integrate the therapeutic process.
We aspire to offer groups on various topics and themes, as well as workshops and training for professionals.
We offer comprehensive support for CI practitioners or private mentors for certification, re-certification, or ongoing guidance.
Join us for a transformative 12-week journey combining the use of Compassionate Inquiry (CI) and Qigong, designed to deepen your self-awareness and inner balance.
We work under the major principles of a Trauma Informed Practices
We work under the major principles of a Trauma Informed Practices, as defined by National Center for Trauma Informed Center -NCTIC 2019
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1. Trauma
Trauma is part of many disorders and challenges for people of all ages. A trauma- informed view recognises that there is an interrelation between trauma and potential outcomes of trauma – substance abuse, eating disorders, depression and anxiety.
2. Psychological experience
Trauma is not just a psychological experience; it is a mind-body experience. The role of the body, physiology, neurobiology and neurodevelopment must be emphasized. Mind- body responses define how trauma is experienced.
3. Symptoms
Symptoms and trauma reactions are reframed as Adaptive Coping mechanisms necessary to survive, not a pathology. Rather than defining behavior with pathology, responses are reframed as normal reactions to abnormal circumstances when it comes to traumatic events.
4. Reframes
The individual, family, group or community is empowered to collaborate in therapy, and intervention reflects cultural preferences and worldviews. Trauma Informed practice reframes the individual as a Participant rather than as a patient.
5. Trauma-informed practices
The individual, family, group or community is viewed as having the potential not only to survive, but also to thrive. In Trauma-informed practice, enhancing personal resilience and the capacity for post-traumatic growth are as important as addressing the trauma itself.
Our Team
Joakim Appell
Georgina Navarro
Irina Sadakova
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