Welcome,
Leave Trauma Behind is therapeutic practice and training academy created by Stephanie Neuman. Stephanie focuses on trauma and uses her own unique therapy to get clients in and start working on the root of the problem. If you are looking for a therapist to come and talk to every week for the rest of your life, this is not the therapy that you are looking for. If you are looking to come in work on the problem or problems and move on with your life, this is the best help you will find. If you are looking to educate yourself or your agency on the Brain of a First Responder, Stephanie is your person!
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Stephanie specializes in working with intense trauma and will effectively help her clients overcome whatever they have been struggling with. Stephanie’s internationally recognized professional therapy model she utilizes her own technique by utilizing Brainspotting, EMDR and other proven methods to change your life and get you back to living and enjoying life.
MIND
HEART
RESULTS
STEPHANIE NEUMAN, MSW, LCSW
I have been a trauma therapist for over 10 years. I found my passion for changing lives while working as a police officer and detention officer for over ten years. I am committed to helping others change their life in a more positive way.
I utilize Brainspotting and EMDR to help clients find relief and joy quicker than they could have imagined. Therapy doesn't have to be about a long term relationship with your client. With me, you will find relief and then enjoy your life. I will be there as needed once you have reached your goals
On June 27, 2006 my life as I knew it changed. I was eight weeks into my patrol career when I was involved in a critical incident. Still on FTO (field training), I was riding around with my trainer taking the regular calls for service.
As I was finishing up my current call I heard a "man with a gun" call go out over the radio. In an effort to show courage and impress my FTO, I advised Dispatch I would take the call.
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With only the bad guy hurt, I returned to the department to experience the aftermath of a critical event with no peer support and no administrative policy ensuring I would be taken care of.
I came to Stephanie with baggage and trauma that I did not realize needed to be addressed. Working in Law Enforcement, everyday stressors were heightened and past trauma was rearing its head again. I was in a very low place at the time, with little to no hope in sight. Stephanie utilized her tools and skills to redirect me on the right path. She uses brain spotting, which I originally was very skeptical about. However, through the first few sessions, I was soon made a believer. Therapy and Brainspotting gave me the ability to breathe again, and opened my eyes to the positivity in life. It lifted a lifetime of weight off of my shoulders, and I will forever use the skills and methods Stephanie taught me to get through my day-to-day stressors and conflicts. Though she is very knowledgeable and has a tool for everything, Stephanie is very down-to-earth and extremely easy to talk to.
To those, like myself, who typically struggle with trusting the process, allow Stephanie to work her “magic” and life starts looking a whole lot different. She will change your mind, take the weight off of your shoulders, and allow you to breathe again.
Jagger
How do you connect
the head and the heart?
I have spent many years asking this same question. I have found two methods that allow a person to connect their head (thoughts) with their heart (feelings). These processes are Brainspotting and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Both methods allow a client to process traumatic events in a rapid, effective way that offers privacy and efficiency. The methods enable the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere of the brain to interact and communicate while being mindful of what the body is experiencing.
MIND
Often times we think about something that is going on in our lives and are able to rationally think about it with our heads.
HEART
The problem comes in when we start listening to our hearts.
RESULTS
The key to effective therapy is connecting the head and the heart so they are on the same page!
Therapy is no longer just about building a relationship with a neutral person to talk about your feelings.
It is now about changing your life and then living it.
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings."
John Muir
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