Discovering Renewed Hope: Exploring the Hope Restored Trauma Intensive and its Benefits for You.
Do you wish that the hard work you are doing in counseling for trauma would just progress faster? Do you feel stuck in your healing process? Or maybe you just feel alone and wonder if any one else truly knows and understands what you are going through. I hear you and I see you! The impact of trauma often leaves imprints that take time to heal and it can feel like a lonely journey.
Imagine
If you are willing, I want you to imagine something with me for a moment. I invite you to find a comfortable position and take a deep breath. In through your nose (to the count of 4), hold for a moment, and then exhale (to the count of six). Let’s do that a few more times. In…hold…out. Now, as you continue to breathe, I invite you to picture yourself stepping away from life responsibilities, the constant demands, the daily interruptions, and entering a serene environment of peace, safety, connection to others, and one that solely focuses on your healing. It is a space where you have time to decompress, engage in soul care, feel less alone, receive therapy and accelerate your healing process. You will have nutritious meals, gentle movement, and feel held in your healing journey. There are two licensed therapists, a spiritual life coach, and other women who truly understand what you are going through. I invite you to notice how that feels in your body. See if you can allow yourself to take in a little more air and notice your body relax more deeply. This is just a small taste of what you will experience at the Hope Restored Wellness Weekend.
Benefits
As you imagine the space, let’s look more deeply at some of the benefits of the Hope Restored Wellness Intensive to help you decide if this is for you.
Experience a Secure and Supportive Environment
One of the foundational aspects of weekend therapy intensives is the creation of an environment characterized by support, acceptance (without judgment), and safety. We strategically cultivate a community that allows for open dialogue and sharing in an appropriate manner. The bond that is formed with other women who have walked similar paths is undeniably one of the most powerful aspects of the weekend. Women who have attended past weekends have said “I feel less alone” or “I feel like I have known these women forever.” We have also heard “This is the first time I have shared my story and felt safe.” We have safeguards in place so that the sharing is done in an effective way and enhances each women’s healing journey. These connections serve as enduring pillars of support, reducing the isolation often associated with trauma. The connections made during the weekend contribute to ongoing post-intensive resilience and camaraderie.
Receive Specific Therapies for Trauma Healing
At the Hope Restored weekend, we have built the schedule on the foundation of trauma-informed therapeutic approaches tailored to the unique needs of women who have experienced trauma. Licensed and Certified EMDR and trauma therapists lead the sessions and utilize these evidence-based techniques to address the intricacies of trauma, providing you with a structured and expertly guided path toward understanding and processing your experiences.
Engage in Whole Person Healing Activities
In this weekend therapy intensive, we strategically incorporate a wide range of holistic healing modalities, recognizing the multi-faceted nature of the healing process. Ranging from mindfulness practices to art therapy, EMDR and somatic exercises, this weekend program offers you as the client a diverse toolkit for addressing trauma on a mental, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual level. Trauma impacts each aspect of a person and whole person care is foundational to the healing process.
Understand and Interrupt Maladaptive Patterns and Beliefs
By attending Hope Restored, you will be able to identify and challenge the trauma based beliefs and patterns that are a result of your painful life experience and can keep you stuck. You will be equipped with tools to dismantle your limiting beliefs, reduce the obstacles that stand in the way of embracing the truth about who you are apart from trauma, and experience guidance along the way.
Discover Renewed Hope
Throughout the healing journey from painful life experiences, or traumatic events, it can be easy to lose hope that life will ever feel differently. The weariness sets in, the motivation to keep engaging in the hard work necessary to heal ebbs and flows, and you may wonder if what it takes is truly worth it. Hope is key to the healing process. During this weekend, you will anchor to the source of hope and experienced a renewed energy that true healing is actually possible for you.
What’s Next
These are just a few of the benefits that Hope Restored holds for you. The decision to attend a weekend healing therapy intensive for women with trauma is one that you will not regret. Hope Restored takes place in both Florida and South Carolina. However, you can come even if you don’t live in either of those places! We have two options available. One includes overnight accommodations at a home with all meals and activities included. The other option is a day program where breakfast and lunch are included and hotel accommodations are separate. You can choose whichever one works best for you!
You may be saying “I want to come to this, but how do I pay for it?” I am glad you asked! There are a few options.
We offer payment plans so that payments can be broken down into smaller bite size pieces.
We accept Care Credit which is an interest free credit card as long as the balance is paid off prior to the term ending (which varies from a few months to 2 years).
Sometimes people ask their church for assistance or others they may know who would be willing to support them in their healing process
While the upfront cost is more than weekly therapy, research has shown that intensives actually cost less in the long run as it is focused work and accelerates the process without so many week to week interruptions.
