First Light Wilderness Therapy
Trainer: Steve Sawyer, LCSW, CSAC, is First Light's Chief Clinical Consultant. Steve is a highly experienced clinician and trainer with a wide span of experiences in settings spanning outpatient, residential, school, and wilderness therapeutic realms. He is the Chief Clinical Trainer for the Embark Programs group of sixteen residential treatment settings. Steve has been through all Phases of Brainspotting Training and is a highly experienced Brainspotting Phase 1 & 2 Trainer, offering trainings across the country. Steve is additionally a therapeutic development staff with the Institute of HeartMath, works collaboratively with The Trauma Center of Boston, and spends time with many of the Trauma Masters like Stephen Porges, Bessel van der Kolk, Gabor Mate, Joseph Spinazzola, and Robert Scaer. Steve integrates this expert depth of cutting edge treatment knowledge into all of his Brainspotting trainings.
The meaning behind Steve’s passionate work with Historical trauma took a big significant and meaningful turn when his Grandmother, who was a known adoptee revealed his Native family roots at 88 years old. The healing of shame along with the accompanying secrecy as a result of colonialism and healing historical trauma remain some of Steve’s most passionate career works. Steve’s life remains highly committed to a the traditional “Chanku Luta” (Red Road) Native way of life.
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