Reference Point Therapy is elegant in it's grace and simplicity. It works on many levels. It is not necessary to understand how or why it work in order to get the full benefit of the therapy. Reference Point Therapy works by identifying the underlying point which holds all the trauma in place. One of the key insights of Reference Point Therapy is that the traumatic events which lead people to healing or therapy (such as abuse, car accidents, etc), are NEVER the original reference point. That is …

… Neither the organizers nor members are licensed medical professionals. The group is not meant to replace any medical services you are receiving, any counseling you are attending, or any medications you may be taking. If at any time you feel like you cannot handle your medical condition, please call your doctor, a crisis line, or 911.

We aim to help support mothers and their partners and families process, integrate and heal from traumatic childbirth experiences. Trauma is in the eye of the beholder, and any birth experience perceived as traumatic is welcome here. We respect the sensitivity and privacy of participants and expect all participants to do the same. While this group is facilitated by a leader that may be a mental health specialist the group is a peer-oriented support model. No formal counseling by professionals is …

… That doesn't sound very exciting, but it is a huge step toward living life in a very healthy and different way than most people do. Our bodies are extremely intelligent.  They pick up information way before our more modern left-brain knows what is happening.  The problem is that most of us don't really listen to or feel the sensations in our body.  We have learned as children to be afraid of sensations, rather than to pay attention to them.  Instead we listen to the constant talk of the left bra …