Medical trauma creates change you don’t choose, healing is about creating change you do choose – Michelle Rosenthal
Having a medically fragile child is a journey no one chooses. Yet, so many families are impacted by life-ending medical diagnoses, medical diagnoses that are life-changing for the child and the family, and even routine medical treatments can be difficult for families. If you or a child in your life are struggling with a difficult medical journey or medical trauma, we are here to join you in support. Our goal is to create a journey of hope and empowerment and lessen the trauma of medical treatment. The whole family is impacted when a child receives a complex medical diagnosis. We work to create healthy family relationships amid medical uncertainty, striving towards maintaining hope and balance. We hope to provide the impacted child, parents, and siblings with the rich support they deserve.
Areas of focus for the medically fragile child:
- PTSD
- Anxiety
- Medical trauma
- Anticipatory anxiety
- Grief of hopes and dreams
- Loss of life as previously imagined
- Disrupted attachment
- Somatic healing
- Increased toleration of medical treatment
- Self Acceptance
- Self Worth
- Positive body beliefs
Areas of focus for the parent:
- PTSD
- Exposure to or witnessing difficult medical treatments
- Anxiety
- Grief associated with the medical diagnosis
- Caregiver conflict
- Balance in lives with a medically complex child
- Navigating the medical system
- Advocating for your belief system
- Communication with extended family
- Meeting mental health needs of self and other children
Areas of focus for siblings:
- Feeling Unseen or unnoticed
- How to live a meaningful life
- Guilt and responsibility
- Expression of needs
- Parentification
- Healthy Outlets for complex relationships and disrupted family dynamics
For families who may not have experienced a complex medical diagnosis but a diagnosis that requires systemic change, we are here to assist with incorporating your new medical diagnosis into daily life.
Libby Korell and Hannah Pitts both specialize in working with individuals, families, parents, and children who have experienced complicated medical diagnoses. If you or your loved ones have been impacted by medical trauma or difficult medical journeys, know that you are not alone and we are here to help. Call 720.675.7123 to get started, or fill out a contact form and our intake coordinator will reach out to you shortly.
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