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Finding Quiet After the Storm: Compassionate Trauma Healing
Healing the nervous system through gentle, sensory-based integration. Reclaiming client's peace without having to relive the past.
Healing minds, transforming lives
Cutting-edge trauma recovery that is SAFE and GENTLE
Your clients don't have to spend months or years endlessly rehashing their past to feel safe in their body today.
For many survivors, the hardest part of therapy is having to repeat details of difficult experiences out load or in writing over and over.
NO STORY IS REQUIRED
With Multichannel Eye Movement Integration (MEMI), your clients privacy and safety are built into the framework of the protocol. They don't have to tell you the story of what happened.
CLIENTS DON'T HAVE TO RELIVE TRAUMA TO HEAL
If traditional therapy has left you feeling stuck, you might need a different approach that speaks to your client's nervous system more directly.
MEMI is a neurologically based, sensory and somatic modality that is different from other therapies, even EMDR.
MEMI is a gentler approach: Calming techniques are an integrated part of sessions. Eye movements use the full visual field. Clients process painful memories without re-traumatization.
MEMI facilitates accelerated healing: Because MEMI works more directly with the brain's neural networks, clients frequently experience significant shifts in just a fraction of the time required by other therapies.
I am Dr. Maria Gear Haugen, PhD, MBA. Throughout my decades-long career as a Clinical Psychologist, most recently treating veterans with PTSD at VA facilities, patients began affectionately calling me "Dr. H". They often remarked that they wished they could carry my support with them daily. This inspired my practice name, "Dr H in Your Pocket".
The clarity and efficiency of this method make it an indispensable tool for both general practitioners and dedicated trauma experts.
As a therapist, I find this approach essential for preventing burnout and secondary stress.
empathy and excellence in Every Encounter
The Soul of Recovery
Before embracing Multichannel Eye Movement Integration (MEMI), my practice focused on traditional modalities: Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Written Exposure Therapy and Narrative Exposure Therapy.
Since integrating MEMI, I have observed that even people with the most complex histories experience rapid, life-altering relief from their symptoms.
Distinct from cognitive models, MEMI targets the sensory roots of a memory without requiring a detailed narrative of the painful event. The protocol prioritizes the client's safety, ensuring they can finish the healing process and move forward in their lives.
In my experience, patients who felt stuck in other therapeutic models often find their breakthrough here.
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