S3 Episode 10: Thriving After Trauma with Summer Forlenza, Trauma Therapist

Summer Forlenza is a trauma therapist and mental health educator who specializes in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and helping survivors recover from the impact of both developmental and complex trauma. Summer has a master's in clinical psychology, she received her EMDR Training in 2017, and has sought out additional advanced training and consultation on topics including the Flash Technique, integrating EMDR with Internal Family Systems, working with dissociation, and eating disorder recovery. Summer has worked in a school setting, community mental health clinics, and residential and partial hospitalization level of care in eating disorder treatment. Summer is passionate about what she does, and her mission is to help the world to become a more curious, compassionate, and connected place.

Connect with Summer:

Instagram - @summerforlenza

Website - www.summerforlenza.com

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