Trauma comes back as a reaction not a memory.
Janine offers Trauma Counselling and Debriefing in Sandton and Dainfern areas for face-to-face sessions as well as online.
Childhood or recent trauma can leave one with debilitating symptoms that persistently affect daily functioning and wellbeing. These traumatic experiences fundamentally alter how you think, how you relate to others, and your perceptions of situations in the present. They leave a profound imprint on the mind, body, and brain, creating patterns that can last for years or even decades if not properly addressed. Your mind and body may remain in a constant fight or flight mode, resulting in heightened anxiety and reactivity, or alternatively, you might feel shut down and dissociated as your nervous system continuously tries to protect you from perceived threats.
With specialized trauma counselling, Janine provides support through insight and deep understanding of your unique experience. She incorporates powerful, evidence-informed processes like Brain Working Recursive Therapy (BWRT) and Brain Spotting to help clients regain mastery over bodily sensations and emotion regulation capabilities that have been altered due to trauma. These innovative approaches work directly with the brain’s neural pathways to ensure that trauma is fully and holistically processed, allowing you to finally break free from patterns where past trauma continuously operates in your present life.
These therapeutic approaches are particularly effective because they work beyond the cognitive level, addressing trauma where it’s stored—in the body and deeper brain structures. This comprehensive approach means that rather than simply managing symptoms, clients often experience complete resolution of trauma responses, allowing them to reclaim their lives and move forward with newfound freedom and resilience.
Traumatic experiences that can benefit from this approach may include:
- Childhood neglect and various forms of abuse
- Punitive and harsh parenting or unstable home environments
- Natural disasters and environmental catastrophes
- Car accidents and other unexpected life-threatening events
- Witnessing or experiencing physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
- Hijacking, break-ins, and other violations of personal safety
- Medical emergencies, surgical procedures, and health crises
- Witnessing a suicide or death of another person
- Being involved in toxic or abusive relationships of any kind
- Work-related trauma and occupational stress incidents
- Combat experiences and military service-related trauma
Each person’s trauma response is unique, and Janine’s approach is tailored to your specific needs and experiences. Through compassionate, client-centered therapy, you can process past trauma and develop the tools needed for lasting recovery and personal growth.
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