The Trauma Therapist

Creating Safety Within The Therapeutic Relationship with Doreen G. Hills, MS, NCC, LPC

The Trauma Therapist

Show Notes

Doreen G. Hills, is the founder and director of the Center for Healing Trauma and Attachment (CHTA) and a mental health professional with more than two decades of experience. Her work focuses on complex trauma and attachment, integrating mind-body approaches including EMDR, EMDR-Sandtray, and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.

Doreen’s early work included serving as a caseworker, residential manager, and hotline worker, as well as working with fishermen, orphans, and the Muslim community in the Philippines, experiences that helped shape her understanding of trauma, resilience, and community. She has also served as Vice Chair of the Colorado Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners and provides training on complex trauma and related topics.

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