Psychotherapy, Counseling, Mental Health Counseling
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:
LPC
License Number:
13655
My Approach to Helping
I am the developer of the Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), an ego state therapy for helping wounded adults. This approach is designed to heal trauma wounds, such as those inflicted by physical, sexual, and verbal abuse; and attachment wounds, such as those inflicted by parental rejection, neglect, and enmeshment. If your problems are rooted in a significantly wounding relationship - especially with one or more family members - the DNMS may be right for you. This gentle therapy starts by getting clients connected to three internal Resource parts of self: a Nurturing Adult Self, a Protective Adult Self, and a Spiritual Core Self. Together these Resources help wounded child parts of self get unstuck from the past by meeting their unmet developmental needs, helping them process through painful emotions, and by establishing an emotional bond. As child parts get unstuck from the past, clients typically report feeling more grown up. They also report internal conflicts resolve, and unwanted behaviors, beliefs, and emotions abate.
More Info About My Practice
For more information about the DNMS, including a 25-minute slide show and a seven-page description, go to http://www.shirleyjeanschmidt.com
Services I Provide
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Consultation
Distance or Phone Therapy
Ages I Work With
Adults
Languages I Speak
English
Therapy Approaches I Use
Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
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