Latchkey Urchins & Friends S1.E19. The Real Gateway Drug is Childhood Trauma—with guest Maria Sorensen, therapist
Anne and Alison interview Maria Sorensen about her early substance misuse and how her recovery journey informs her work as a trauma and substance abuse therapist. Maria shares that she started abusing substances at age 10 and went into recovery at age 21. Alcoholics Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and 12-Step communities were vital in her recovery. She talks about denial in her family and estrangement between family members as a result of that denial.
Maria Sorensen, MA, LAADC, SAP is a holistic and integrative psychotherapist. She is the co-founder of Healing Arts in North Kingstown, RI. She obtained her Master's degree in Holistic Counseling from Salve Regina University in 1996.
Maria specializes in trauma work and is certified in EMDR {eye movement desensitization reprocessing}. She received her training in trauma resolution using EMDR at the Child Trauma Institute. She is trained in Ego State Therapy and she is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. She completed Level One IFS training and she is an IFS Program Assistant. at the IFS Leadership Institute.
She is an addiction specialist who acquired her license with the State of Rhode Island as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional in 1995. Maria is an independent professional family interventionist with a strong 12-step background. She is a fully qualified and trained Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) under the US Department of Transportation regulations.
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Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada.
Cover art by Claire Dierksen.