Workshops

“That which we do not heal in childhood, 
we replay in adulthood.” 
Pia Mellody, best selling author of Facing Codependence

Reclaiming Our Power
3-Day Trauma Recovery Workshop

In our popular 3-day Reclaiming Our Power Workshop you will address past experiences that can impact your self esteem, coping ability and relationship to self and others.  The workshop is based on the teachings of Pia Mellody and her pioneering work treating codependency.  

Is This True of You?

Are you struggling in 
your relationships?
Are you tired of feeling 
overwhelmed?
Do you have a hard time 
saying no?
Is it hard to keep 
commitments to yourself?
Are you easily 
agitated or triggered?
Do you believe you’re 
defective or unlovable?
Are you ready for a breakthrough and 
a more fulfilling life?

Benefits of our Workshop

A better relationship with yourself 
and your partner
Greater compassion and acceptance for 
yourself and others
Speak up for your wants and needs
yourself so you are heard
Learn how to regulate 
your emotions
Stop living in reactions 
and extremes
Break free from negative thoughts and restrictive beliefs to live a life of joyfulness and balance
Love yourself and accept
your imperfections

Why It Works

  • NEUROLOGY

    When working directly with memory and emotion, your brain actually begins to physically rewire itself, creating new neural pathways.

  • IMMERSION

    By prioritizing your personal growth over 3 full days, your progress can build uninterrupted and will compound. Participants and therapists alike, believe the workshop delivers the equivalent of a year of psychotherapy.

  • THE GROUP

    We experience both freedom and support when our experience is witnessed and validated by others. By observing the work of others, we may gain as much as when doing our own work.

How It Works

  • EDUCATIONAL PHASE

    During this phase you will learn about boundaries, roles and challenges within the family system and how they can impact your development going forward.

  • DEBRIEFING PHASE

    This phase includes a review of your background and identifying non-nurturing or abusive childhood experiences and the associated feelings.

  • EXPERIENTIAL PHASE

    With the guidance of a therapist you will connect with your younger self at an earlier time and provide that self with what you truly needed.

  • ONGOING STRATEGIES

    Participants will receive a set of recovery and empowerment strategies, tools and resources to make permanent these empowering principles in their daily lives.

“I’ve been in therapy for 20 years … done EMDR, craniosacrial, Reiki, Ayurvedic, sweat lodges … 
nothing reached me at the core level like this.”
- Man, 52 y.o.
AUDIO TESTIMONIALS

How to Register for
Reclaiming Our Power Workshop

Please be sure to visit our Events page for upcoming Reclaiming Our Power workshops.  

Workshop Cost $1,850.00 ($1,750.00 early register 30 days prior to start)
Limited to 4-5 participants ($400 deposit reserves a spot)

Due to the small group size a $400 nonrefundable deposit is required at time of registration. The balance is due two (2) weeks prior to the workshop. In the event of cancellation, the workshop tuition will be refunded in full (less a $100 administration fee) only if we can find someone to take your place.

If you have been referred by another professional, we would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you prior to your registering for the workshop so that we may make sure that this is the proper opportunity for you.

Once registered, you will have access to an information packet that explains your next step, what you can expect at the workshop and answer any questions you may have.
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Intimacy isn’t something you have, it is something you do. It is a minute by minute practice.
Terry Real, How Can I Get Through to You

Reclaiming Our Power 
1-day Follow Up Workshop

Facilitated by Kim Ploussard, LMHC, SEP, DARTT

This workshop is for graduates, alumni and past participants of the Reclaiming Our Power workshop. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the 3-day Reclaiming Our Power Workshop
"David and Kim are nurturing professionals dedicated with a sincere commitment to reach deep and work very closely with individuals to bring them onto the right healing path." ~ Man, 44 y.o.
AUDIO TESTIMONIALS

The Psychology of Trauma Made Simple

WELCOMING HOME THE LOYAL SOLDIER

In order to move forward you may have to redefine your relationship to the Loyal Soldier, formed when you were very young. Its mission was to develop and deploy whatever strategies were necessary to assure your social, psychological, and physical survival. A Loyal Soldier is an important ally to have on your side in childhood. 

The image of the Loyal Soldier derives from a World War II epilogue. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers who survived shipwrecks or plane crashes in the Pacific found themselves stranded, alone or in small groups, on uninhabited or sparsely settled islands. Several of these soldiers were discovered many years after the war had ended—one of them thirty-five years later! The most astonishing thing is that, when found, these men exhibited an extraordinary, perhaps fanatical, loyalty to their military mission. Unaware the war had ended, each one, upon being found, was ready to immediately return to the war effort. They were told, of course, the war was over and that Japan had lost. But this was literally unthinkable to them: the war could not be over because their loyalty to the cause was what had kept them alive all those years.

Would you like to read more? Please download the entire essay here: Welcoming Home the Loyal Soldier

“Kim is a skilled facilitator with the right balance of expertise and compassion. Her approach allows the client to safely look inside, get in touch with the issues at play and rationally address them- with tools and hope for real change" ~ Woman, 29 y.o.