My life feels like it has been transformed with Emma's compassionate guidance and somatic coaching…read more I was desperate for change, when I sought her out, 2.5 years ago. My trauma history was controlling so much of my life, I felt I couldn't bear much more suffering. I could have never imagined the level of peace and clarity I now possess.
Emma Chiriac offers psychotherapy and somatic coaching in English, Romanian, and Spanish. Currently, mid pandemic, Emma is operating online and providing therapy and coaching via Zoom. She offers a free 20 minute consultation for you to ask questions and to determine if you're a good fit to work together. Personally, I walked away from that interaction looking forward to starting our work together.
Living with unresolved trauma history, or PTSD, can be a living hell. My brain and body felt like my captor, from which there was no escape. I
had tried nearly everything that western medicine suggests as treatments for trauma, and nothing had worked for me. Some treatment even aggravating my trauma responses, as I felt further traumatized and misunderstood by several medical professionals.
Emma works under a completely different model than what people typically think of when you imagine a therapist. This wasn't just "talk therapy," it was somatic coaching. While I was driven to her for this very reason, I was so shut down and guarded, that it was difficult for me in the beginning. But Emma was incredibly patient and even nurturing...something foreign to me when working with a therapist. Despite whatever happened in our session, I would still leave feeling hopeful and like I was, and would continue to, make progress.
We had some major break thrus in our work together and the work became easier and easier. There was suddenly a shift. I no longer felt as if I were one tragedy away from "losing it." As I became more aware to how my body warned me of incoming trauma responses, utilized new coping, self soothing and grounding skills, the more my window of tolerance and confidence in my abilities grew. While I still manage triggers, my responses are much milder and I'm typically able to quickly ground and regulate myself.
My chronic illnesses are often blamed on childhood trauma, yet, that use to make no sense to me. No one could really explain WHY, just quote statistics and push pills as the answer. Emma was able to help me make the connections, understand it all, and then put in place strategies for self care, awareness and regulation. As a result, I've had a tremendous ease in my chronic pain conditions.
I am incredibly thankful that Emma came in to my life. Her guidance, compassion, and encouragement have had such an impact on my life, it can be felt by my friends and loved ones. My relationships have grown stronger as I have opened up, allowed people in and learned how to communicate my needs and maintain boundaries. This work is bettering not only me and my life, but the lives of my loved ones. It is my desire to overcome the generational trauma of my family and stop the cycle at me. I am finally on the right path, and Emma has been just the tour guide that I needed.
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