Debra Franklin, LCSW
Innovative, Holistic Counselor
adults, children,
adolescents, groups
860-844-1069
Granby, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
(near Wethersfield border)
Most insurance accepted.
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Heal your heart.
Light your
path.
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.”–Edith Wharton
Fulfill Your Dreams
Are you seeking
....loving relationships?
....creative expression?
.....confidence, peace, joy?
...then let's put the pieces of the mirror of your broken heart together, so that your reflections can emit the love and light that was meant to be....
" I feel like there is a light--it's like, you want to look into the sun but the light is so bright you need to look away and then you want to give thanks because you are not lost anymore.." and with gratitude, "you put purpose back in my life when I had none...."
–Quote from client
With 20 years of experience using a variety of innovative, spiritual, as well as traditional counseling approaches, many clients have been able to release emotional chains and open the door to a freer life.
How Can You Really Change
...that is, release the pattern of emotional pain and really live
life fully?
Finding and following your inner truth, to know and follow what it is that can give your life meaning, to open to the ability to know love, and give and receive love that nurtures...these are the qualities that clients finally experience after following a deeply spiritual or emotional and imaginative form of psychotherapy.
More than "talk therapy" it involves communicating with the very feelings that have gotten in your way...yes, the hurts. You have already tried to "talk yourself out of them" to survive, but as you know it hasn't dissolved them, only helped you cope for a while.
You have the capacity to go deeper, if you wish, to a place inside that can actually heal the hurts, as long as you have a therapeutic relationship that is deeply supportive in your journey there. I have taken thousands on this deep and life-changing journey.
How Do I Work?
I integrate focusing on feelings in the body, inner childwork, and family of origin work with uses of the imagination (shamanic & traditional) and energy. They are a powerful way to release the unconscious emotional blocks to change our perceptions and feelings in the present. It is then possible to release depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and the effects of childhood trauma. Tools include focusing on feelings, guided imagery, Gestalt Family Constellations (Bert Hellinger), PSYCH-K®, Metaphoric Resonance (ie."I release" statements), Henry Grayson's Energy Psychology (including muscle testing and adaptations of EFT, EMDR, and TAT), and Heavylight© pens that use Holographic Bioresonance®.
With children and families, I integrate play therapy and parent guidance and family therapy as needed.
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Credentials & Education:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, Smith College School for Social Work
- Post Graduate Certificate in Child Treatment, Boston University
- Certificate in Totem Pole Imagery Process, Institute for Visualization Research
- Certificate of Training in Family Constellations
- Training in PSYCH-K®
- Training in Metaphoric Resonance by Hugh and Vogue Smith
- Training in Henry Grayson's Energy Psychology
- Former Columnist for Holistic Health Publications
- Past President of the Connecticut Holistic Health Association.