Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II As a counselor I spend a lot of time helping my clients understand their own emotional states and how those states interact with their thinking patterns and bodily responses. Sometimes it’s hard for clients to understand these concepts, especially … Read More
Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II Many survivors of trauma who attend counseling struggle to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Healing is a long journey, and it can sometimes seem as if that journey is taking us in circles. Counselees have … Read More
Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble … Read More
Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II Trauma has become such a commonplace word in our language. In some ways, this is a gift. For so long, survivors of trauma were often misunderstood. Their pain was minimized, and they were left feeling as if they were … Read More
Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II As experts observe survivors of trauma over the span of time and culture, we are realizing that traumatization has some nuance. We notice a spectrum of how people experience the lasting effects of a traumatic event. Some people exhibit … Read More
