Gwen Marlatt Vela, LCSW

07/14/2023

Traumatic events can keep us stuck; we may react and respond to the present in ways that most reflect events from our pasts. Allowing ourselves to heal takes time and support, connecting with the people and treatment models that best support us.

The TRF Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate program provides a comprehensive overview of some of the most effective treatment models available.

Learn more here:
https://traumaresearchfoundation.org/programs/certificate-program/

Bessel van der Kolk, MD, leads this program in collaboration with some of the most renowned minds in the trauma care and support field.

11/22/2021

Thanksgiving is this week. It snuck up on me fast this year. I thought this article may be helpful for families with neuro divergent children when dealing with family members who may not understand. Remember to take care of yourselves and so that you can be present for your kiddos.

Every holiday season, we face a persistent challenge: how to respond to family members who don’t understand ADHD and yet feel compelled to share their discipline and parenting advice (often loudly). While every family dynamic is unique, here are some general rules strategies, and scripts for handl...

04/06/2021

What you can do to combat the epidemic of anxiety, depression and su***de in teens.

04/06/2021

“It was like shining a flashlight into a dark closet to find that the monsters I placed there were no longer present.”

06/23/2020

Alan Dettlaff and Kristen Weber argue it's long past time for abolition of our current version of child welfare and announce the start of upEND

06/15/2020

Yes to this, I have worked with so many kids who never found permanent homes after their parents rights were terminated. Families need to be able to stay together (there are exceptions) and need anti racist support.

Racism can exist within laws that also harm white families, argues law professor and child welfare historian Martin Guggenheim

06/04/2020

A Project by the Augusta Baker Chair | Dr. Nicole A. Cooke | The University of South Carolina |

05/30/2020

This should be a normal occurance. Everyday you must use your privilege to help, protect and to fight.

Louisville photographer Tim Druck explains the moment he captured a line of white women standing between police and black protesters.

04/29/2020

The Attachment Trauma Center Institute, along with some of their colleagues from around the world, created this wonderful resource for parents and caregivers. It offers self care strategies and methods for helping you to respond to your children from a place of calm, while remaining grounded.
https://files.constantcontact.com/71c40f08601/b0cf4327-5a82-40ed-b3ad-3ec62a937d2d.pdf

04/28/2020

I created this self care guide using some simple suggestions and grounding techniques that I have found to be helpful for myself and my clients during this uncertain time. Be well.

An awesome US letter designed in Canva by Gwen Marlatt Vela.