Services & Specialties

GCCS specializes in trauma treatment and recovery. We go beyond talk therapy by utilizing modalities proven to bring results in trauma healing that can be sustained. Symptoms, crisis and difficulties in our life bring us to seek help. Often it is related to past trauma experiences and accumulated stress that a person is needing to find and have safe, secure guidance to move through it. We are passionate about helping clients move from feeling stuck to having more flow in their life, in their body and in their overall wellbeing.

At our practice, we focus on treatment models that provide the most lasting impact in a client’s life and recovery. Such models include Somatic Experiencing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Brainspotting, Empowerment Boundaries work, Experiential intensive workshops, Healing Touch and more. These deeper forms of healing help bridge the mind and body gap, cultivate befriending your body, regulate the autonomic nervous system, and release old patterns that have limited your full potential.

As trauma and relational practitioners, we utilize the PIT model developed by Pia Mellody which focuses on healing childhood/attachment trauma, relational trauma, and codependence. We offer individual, groups, couples therapy, intensive workshops and professional training to adults.

Trauma & Complex Trauma

Related issues including childhood developmental trauma, generational trauma, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, betrayal and relationship trauma. Shock trauma including ongoing relational trauma, car accidents, significant losses, medical trauma, witnessing violence, war, and natural disasters. These types of life-threatening experiences can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and pose a significant amount of distress for a person, which can impact their emotional state, behavior with others and physical health. We assist survivors of trauma understand the impact that the trauma has had on their lives, their body and nervous systems, identify the emotions and memories that are causing the distress and assist in trauma resolution and healing.

Military personnel & families

The experience of witnessing a war or a terrorist act, assisting other active military personnel in their duties and being a spouse or other family member of a military person takes extreme commitment and courage. Despite all the preparation, the training and devotion the effects of war trauma can have an impact on the lives of everyone. GCCS uses EMDR and SE to assist military clients and family members work through their trauma and the effects it has had on their life so they can go on to live a healthier and full existence as they are back home.

Proud provider for Project Get Headstrong and Star Behavioral Military Health

Proud provider for Project Get Headstrong

Anxiety / Phobias / Obsessive Compulsive Behavior

These preoccupations and fears can include consistent worries of life, fears of becoming ill, fears of being in crowds, driving, flying, animals, being alone, talking/performing in front of others, or other specific situations. Fears of being judged by others, of how others perceive you, see you physically and mentally or think of you. Compulsive behaviors could include excessive avoidance of what causes the anxiety, i.e. avoid driving, flying, people, the dark, sleeping alone etc. Other compulsions include excessive washing of hands, cleaning, counting or other repetitive behavior that takes a significant amount of time out of the day. We help clients identify the reason for their anxiety, fears or obsessions, lower their level of distress and gain control of their negative thoughts and compulsive behaviors.

Substance, Love & Gambling Addiction

Alcohol, drug and other addictions including love/relationship addiction, and gambling addictions can have a significant impact on the lives of clients and their families. We strive to assist you in stopping those behaviors, cope with cravings and triggers and gain control of the thinking and behaviors that negatively drive your life into abuse and addiction. We assist families to understand the progression of addiction, cope with the addict and gain some perspective on their own life.

Relational Trauma

Results from abusive behaviors occurring between intimate partners. Violation of emotional, physical, sexual boundaries, psychological manipulations, betrayal, deceptions, mistrust, infidelities, and more can have such an impact on a person’s whole well-being. At times leading to Trauma Bonding. At GCCS we utilize our models to lessen the overwhelming emotional and physiological pain associated with such trauma and help mend and bring you back to trust in yourself as we work towards trusting of others.

First Responders

A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance and incident resolution. First responders are trained to go into dangerous situations when our survival instinct tells us not to, so they must maintain physical and mental health to continue. We as a community rely on them in those needed emergencies. Due to the high level of stress and uncertainty associated with the position, first responders face unique risks of developing secondary trauma reactions and not even be aware how this can impact their daily life. We at GCCS have specialized training in working with the accumulated stress held in the nervous system that a first responders has to deal with daily. We know they will return to their jobs, so we strive to assist them to find needed relief to the secondary trauma held deep within, so they can get back to doing what they do best, but with some therapeutic relief against those secondary trauma responses. We work with all first responders, Nurses, EMS, Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Search and Rescue, Doctors, ER personnel.

Coaching for Optimal Success

Determining what direction, you want your life to follow can be very rewarding. However, at times, obstacles can hinder our positive thinking and cause us delay in working towards our personal goals. Our Personal Coaching program can help you obtain the motivation, self-esteem and direction to reach goals and obtain the rewards you deserve. Our coaching areas include, Career guidance, Personal Life Improvement, Relationship Coaching, Healthy living, and educational enhancement.

Coaching is not the same as counseling. Coaching is action oriented, involving setting and reaching goals. Coaching helps you fine-tune the goal you want to accomplish, find solutions to past setbacks, identify and reduce barriers and plan for the future with consistent follow-up. Coaching is a structured process that helps you to follow steps and see progress in reaching your goals.

Coaching is about working with people to show them new possibilities and helping them take actions that were not previously obvious to them. It fosters understanding and respect for the opinions of others. It increases self-awareness by helping people tune into their thoughts and increase their potential for new ideas.

Intensive / Groups / Special Events & Retreats

We offer many Intensive workshops, groups and special events that are aimed to enhance the individual work already being done by clients and to bring in others who are interested in our events.

Intensive workshops are concentrated topics and typically are anywhere from 3 days to 6 days.

Groups are typically held weekly and depending on the group can be weekly for 12, 16 or 20 weeks, or up to 9 months as in our Warrior Goddess Ignite Women’s circle.

Special Events and Retreats, like our Warrior Goddess Way Retreat and Firewalk Ceremony, our Introduction to Somatic Therapy, our Supportive Family and Friends Gathering and many others are announced and put up on our site throughout the year. Be looking for those or join our mailing list to receive information as they and other events are held.