Specialized Therapy

Brainspotting

“So, you want me to just keep looking at the stick and see what comes up?” That is the question I usually get in my first brainspotting session with clients. It’s an understandable question. It seems too simple- looking at the end of a pointer will help resolve years of trauma or negative feeling? My […]

Neurofeedback Therapy in Haiti

By Rob Fitzpatrick This spring, I had an opportunity to travel to Jacmel, Haiti as a part of The Refuge Center’s partnership with the Hands and Feet Project to work one on one with children living in their program. I had previously travelled with the program to work with American staff and the house mothers, […]

The Strengths of Theraplay®

Theraplay® is heavily informed by John Bowlby’s attachment theory. One of Bowlby’s foundational ideas was the concept of internal working models. In a nutshell, a child’s experiences with their primary caregivers in the early years of life provide a template for interpreting and understanding their world. Sensitive and responsive caregiving (along with playful interactions) teach […]

The Refuge Center for Counseling begins Neurofeedback therapy

Non-invasive Neurofeedback is a new therapy option for clients. The Refuge Center for Counseling will now be offering Neurofeedback therapy services. Neurofeedback, or EEG biofeedback, is a non-invasive technique that helps the client’s brain to train to self-regulate and increase optimal functioning. Neurofeedback is an innovative technology which harnesses the brain’s neuroplasticity – its ability […]