Unmoored Counseling Collective, LLC

08/20/2025

Yes yes yes!

08/14/2025

This is an amazing and insight way to approach truama work.

07/21/2025

Dr Fisher explaining the healing process as it encompasses the whole body

We now understand that trauma’s imprint is both psychological and somatic: long after the events are over, the body continues to respond as if danger were ever-present. My professional mission for the past 25 years has been to bring a neurobiologically-informed understanding of trauma to both clients and their therapists. I believe the key to healing is not just knowing what happened but transforming how the mind, body and soul still remember it. Most of all, healing is an act of accepting, reclaiming, and being able to love our most wounded and rejected young selves.

I have had the good fortune to have been taught by or worked alongside the giants in the field of psychological trauma: Judith Herman, Bessel van der Kolk, Pat Ogden, Dick Schwartz. And as much as these pioneers taught me, the most powerful and gifted teachers I have are the survivors who gave me a window into the inner experience of trauma, taught me what always to say and what never to say, and helped to validate or disprove what the experts and theorists were claiming. It has been a privilege to learn with them and from them.

07/13/2025

Indications for the mental health community to include trauma and dissociation Informed appeoaches to the intake process for new clients. Very interesting read!

New paper with guidance for mental health professionals working with trauma-related dissociation 💡!

In this article published in APA's Psychological Trauma journal, Nicholas Pierorazio, Julie Goldenson, and I argue for dissociation-informed assessment. We explain that for assessment to be truly trauma-informed, it must also be dissociation-informed. We make a case for the importance of attending to process-related considerations in dissociation-informed assessment.

💫 We emphasize the mental health professional's stance, including prioritizing a collaborative and rapport-based relationship, professional reflexivity, and cultural responsiveness.
💫 We also consider how professionals can attend to dissociation moment-to-moment during assessment, such as when a client has a strong reaction to the potentially daunting experience of assessment or dissociates during assessment.
💫 Professionals can attend to these process-related considerations across settings (e.g., forensic, treatment) to be trauma- and dissociation-informed, although we discuss how this may look different across settings.
💫 We call for mental health training to become dissociation-informed, too.

As the mental health field moves to become increasingly trauma-informed, we hope that the framework in this article helps to move us closer to being dissociation-informed.

Find the article here: https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/tra0001997
Request the pdf here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393569835_Dissociation-Informed_Assessment_Process-Related_Guidance

07/10/2025

This is so important!

06/15/2025

Safety isn't just about actually being safe, but FEELING safe.

06/09/2025

Important reminders during PTSD Awareness Month.
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06/05/2025

Recovery starts with one brave step. Whether you’re seeking help for the first time or returning to care, Seven Counties Services is here with compassionate, judgment-free support.

We offer a variety of services to help you, no matter where you are on your recovery journey. Come in Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM and Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kSEYRH

06/02/2025

June is National PTSD Awareness Month.
Raising awareness encourages conversations, promotes education, and calls for support for those impacted by trauma as well as those who support them through it. To those living with PTSD, we see you, we hear you, and we honor your story.

05/30/2025

Polyvagal theory emphasizes that regulation gives us back control over our own bodies and allows us to navigate our nervous system in a healthy way. Three key things are needed to achieve regulation:

• Context
• Choice
• Connection

When we have context of the situation, choice in what happens, and connection with a safe person, regulation is possible.

All of our providers are polyvagal-informed to best support your healing journey.

05/25/2025

Dr Fisher’s insights on mindfulness and the research behind this. Something every trauma focused therapy session should focus on!

05/16/2025

Shout out to our new providers, Garrett and Isabelle! We are so happy to add them to the team.

Read more about Isabelle, Garrett, and the rest of our therapists on our website - https://unmooredcounseling.com/the-team