Undergrowth: Where Healing Begins in the Shadows
Beneath the surface, where silence once settled and pain was hidden, the undergrowth remains—thick with memory, layered with complexity, and alive with the quiet resilience of survival.
This is the terrain of healing often left unnamed: where trust was broken, where the body remembers, and where identity was shaped in the shadows.
Undergrowth is not the aftermath—it is the living landscape of what endures, what heals, and what transforms when tended with care.
Here, we do not force growth; we create space for it.
Here, healing is not linear—it’s emergent.
And here, the deepest roots are not signs of damage, but of strength.
Shattered Lines: A Recovery Series for Survivors of Incest
"What was done in silence deserves to be spoken with reverence, not shame."
This therapeutic series is for adult survivors of incest—whether the trauma was disclosed, dismissed, or never spoken of. Survivors of intrafamilial sexual abuse often carry not only the pain of the trauma itself, but the burden of protecting others from its reality. Shattered Lines offers a private, guided path toward safety, emotional integration, and the right to exist fully and freely in one’s body and truth.
Session 1: “Naming the Unspoken”
"Silence is not the absence of trauma—it is its echo."
This foundational session introduces the landscape of incest trauma. Clients will learn how betrayal trauma and enforced secrecy affect memory, relationships, and identity.
✔️ Psychoeducation on betrayal trauma and trauma bonds
✔️ Validation of the unique burden incest survivors carry
✔️ Safety mapping and emotional anchoring tools
⏳ 75 minutes | 💰 $135
Session 2: “The Body Remembers Everything”
"Even when your mind forgets, your body holds the truth."
Explores somatic trauma responses and body-based memory. Clients will be gently supported in noticing how trauma lives in the body, and begin reclaiming bodily autonomy.
✔️ Introduce somatic experiencing and gentle body awareness
✔️ Re-establish consent with self
✔️ Breath and grounding practices for body safety
⏳ 75 minutes | 💰 $135
Session 3: “When Family Is the Wound”
"There is no betrayal deeper than one that comes dressed as love."
Focuses on the complexities of familial loyalty, forced forgiveness, and emotional triangulation. Clients will explore their right to choose emotional or physical distance from abusers and enabling family members.
✔️ Normalize conflicting emotions around family
✔️ Explore estrangement, grief, and chosen family
✔️ Values-based boundary building
⏳ 75 minutes | 💰 $135
Session 4: “The Shame Was Never Yours”
"What happened to you is not who you are."
Addresses the deep layers of self-blame, shame, and internalized stigma. This session gently confronts the inner critic and builds a foundation of self-compassion.
✔️ Cognitive restructuring around shame and worth
✔️ Narrative therapy: "My Voice, Not Theirs"
✔️ Guided visualization to reclaim the inner child
⏳ 75 minutes | 💰 $135
Session 5: “Relationships After Silence”
"You deserve intimacy that honors your no, your yes, and your healing."
Supports survivors in navigating intimacy, trust, and sexuality after incest. Clients will learn how to reclaim pleasure, set boundaries, and move at their own pace.
✔️ Trauma-informed relationship education
✔️ Safe touch & emotional triggers discussion
✔️ Exercises in reintroducing safe pleasure and emotional closeness
⏳ 75 minutes | 💰 $135
Session 6: “Wholeness Without Permission”
"Your healing does not need their apology."
The closing session integrates the full arc of the healing process. Clients craft a survivor’s truth statement and plan next steps for continued recovery and self-advocacy.
✔️ Create a “truth and resilience” manifesto
✔️ Identify ongoing supports and healing practices
✔️ Optional nature-based ritual to honor survival
⏳ 90 minutes | 💰 $150