Summary: Trauma resolution -- what does it look like to you? Do you have an idea of what you're trying to do and how to get it done, and then what happens next? Whether you're at the beginning of treatment or someone along the process it always helps to have clarity about what you're doing and why. On today's program Judy Crane, founder of The Refuge - A Healing Place, offered insights about what trauma resolution is and the shape it takes treatment. We covered a definition of trauma resolution, plus what: the work of resolution looks like to expect when you're doing the work to expect when the work has been completed One of my fave quotes from our interview is Judy saying that an important element of healing is "finding the miracle in the the trauma." Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Take a listen to how Judy means it and get a glimpse into what that might mean in your personal path to freedom. Judy Crane has over 2 decades of experience working in both residential and out-patient settings. In 2003 she brought her years of specialized training and her distinctive insights on treating trauma and addiction to create The Refuge-A Healing Place. Under her leadership, The Refuge has grown to become one of the foremost leaders in treating Trauma/PTSD and Addiction. She earned her B.A. at Rutgers, M.A. from New York Institute of Technology and is a Certified Addiction Professional in Florida, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, a Certified Hypnotist, EMDR and a specialist for healing trauma and PTSD. Judy Crane’s presentation and seminars on PTSD and sexual trauma resolution are known throughout the country. Judy’s specialized training, experiential methods, and holistic concepts are now being provided through a Visceral, Spiritual, and Profound 5 module training, Spirit2Spirit Trauma healing. The Refuge-A Healing Place was founded to begin where many other treatment modalities end: rebuilding emotional trust and regaining one’s resiliency takes time, encouragement and vigilant therapeutic support for each client. The Refuge philosophy and practice has been to establish a protected environment and safe milieu in order to allow the client to explore the intensity of their fear and the strength of their resources. Specifically focused on trauma resolution, Judy’s perception of healing comes from the client being able to re-establish a profound trust between the client and the healing process. The Refuge has grown from an adult residential facility to a full continuum of care center that can assist our clients from detox through to sober living. Judy Crane has been able to put into practice this successful healing technique for the past decade. The conception that persistent addictions and chronic relapse is often the result of unresolved trauma is not unique to Judy Crane, yet she was able to found a treatment program in the tranquil setting of Ocklawaha, Florida in the midst of the Ocala National Forest allowing the surroundings to help in the healing process.
