Episode 81 Trauma-Informed Sound Healing: 2nd Interview With L.A. Adkins
Yoga in the Therapy Room: Tips for integrating trauma informed yoga · Chris McDonald, LCMHCS
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Show Notes
What is sound healing therapy? How can you offer sound healing to clients with a history of trauma?
MEET LA Adkins
LA uses she/her/hers pronouns and is a creative, champion of solitude, storyteller, and certified sound practitioner and mindfulness meditation guide. She currently practices as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Holistic Wellness Therapreneur and is the Founding Owner of Reconnect With You, PLLC, a private mental health practice. She provides individual therapy, sound baths/therapy, and public speaking services, and she makes candles. She specializes in working with entrepreneurs, professionals, and corporations.
How she shows up in the world is shaped by her personal values, which are accountability, authenticity, autonomy, integrity, and transparency. She firmly believes that one's relationships with others are both an extension and reflection of the relationship one has with oneself, which is why she is so passionate about working with individuals to help them know, better understand, and more fully accept themselves. Some of her hobbies are karaoke, mixology, and candlemaking. She sends you love, light, and sunshine!
Find out more at Reconnect With You and connect with LA Adkins on Instagram
IN THIS PODCAST:- What is sound therapy? 2:30
- What is a sound bath? 5:00
- What is trauma-informed sound therapy 12:00
- Trauma-informed sound therapy vs. traditional sound therapy 19:40
What Is Sound Therapy?
- What does it mean for your chakras to be aligned?
- Using sound therapy to connect with your body to determine the next steps to healing
- Benefits of sound therapy
- What are the different types of sound therapy?
What Is A Sound Bath?
- What to expect when participating in a sound bath
- How community affects a sound bath experience
- Integrating journaling into sound therapy
- Can you perform self-guided sound therapy?
What Is Trauma-Informed Sound Therapy
- Why is trauma-informed sound therapy important?
- Shaping a sound bath experience for all types of trauma
- Understanding that trauma can come in many forms
- Why it is important to allow time for processing after a sound bath has ended
Trauma-Informed Sound Therapy Vs. Traditional Sound Therapy
- How to remove any power dynamics in trauma-informed therapy
- Creating collaboration and community
- Learning to establish safety and trust when introducing sound therapy to clients who have experienced any type of trauma
- How can someone with a trauma history benefit from sound therapy?
Connect With Me
Download the Free guide: How to build confidence and competence bringing yoga into the therapy room
The Yoga in Therapy Collective —where therapists learn, grow, and get support with yoga-informed practices
Explore the Yoga Basics for Therapists course—designed to help you confidently and ethically integrate yoga into therapy
Yoga Basics: The Therapist's Guide to Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga into Sessions
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