Journey to Heal the Inner Child

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Inner Child Healing

Release past hurts and pains of childhood trauma so you can fully thrive in life through inner child healing. Through this therapeutic process of learning to safely navigate and heal wounds from your past, your present self begins to thrive in areas of self-love, forgiveness, and compassion. Instead of feeling lost, broken, or damaged from what you experienced, you begin to use healing language to reinforce….”I’m healing” and “I’m rediscovering myself.” You begin to validate your own life instead of feeling as a victim to the circumstances in which you endured during childhood and beyond. You are worthy of healing. I hope you take the time to reach out and ask for what you need. We are here. We care.

To schedule, please contact Dr. Charity Godfrey LMHC-QS15667, NCCC

(239) 478-6817

 

Learn to Re-Parent your past hurts…

Below is the step by step process in which I take you on to explore, discover, heal and thrive through the use of bibliotherapy and talk therapy.

Inner-Child

The “little you” – tender, emotional. Your inner-child is the innocent part of you – all about feelings and your primal needs.

  • Vulnerable and innocent

  • Deep feeling and sensitivity

  • Curious, creative and playful

  • Craves love, recognition, and validation

  • Desires connection and safety

  • Open-minded

  • Total in expression – be it anger, sadness, joy

Outer-Child

Responsible for self-defeating behaviors, self-sabotage. The outer child responds to the inner-child and can over-protect by acting out.

  • Self-defeating behaviors

  • Loss of control over behavior and reactions

  • Uncalibrated in the expression of anger

  • Impatient and impulsive

  • Self-centered and focused on having needs met

  • Sabotages your inner-growth and fights change

  • Over-protects inner-child by pushing love away

Wounded Inner-Child

Response to emotional or psychological neglect.

  • A deep-seated belief that you are broken.

  • Fear of abandonment and loss of love.

  • Insecure and low-self esteem.

  • Loss of self in an attempt to gain approval from others.

  • Fearful of setting boundaries or saying “no”.

  • Seeking instant-gratification through substances, shopping, distraction, and procrastination.

Integrated Adult

When a healthy dialogue has formed between inner-child and adult self.

  • Connected to body sensations and emotions.

  • Can identify and clearly communicate emotions.

  • Able to identify needs and make requests without anger or over-reaction.

  • Remains true to self even in conflict.

  • Self-honoring and able to set boundaries.

  • Gives space to inner-child to have big feelings without shutting them down.

  • Practices self-love and self-care.

Practices above are modeled from Dr. Susan Anderson’s research and self-journey to heal her inner child.

1). Abandonment to Healing

2). Taming the Outer Child