Developmental and Relational Trauma

Be Found Counseling’s services are centered around the Healing Our Core Issues (HOCI) Institute’s teachings and the model created by Jan Bergstrom, M. Ed, LMHC, SEP and Dr. Rick Butts, LPCC-S, SEP. Every Counselor at Be Found will be trained and certified as a Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapist (DARTT). Combining methods from several proven therapeutic approaches, HOCI provides a framework for healing, growth, connection, grace, and ultimately a true sense of self.

Our stories may be varied, but the fact is, it’s likely we all experienced some sort of trauma or stressor, even in the “best” of circumstances. These things will impact your daily life whether you realize it or not. Specifically, developmental and relational trauma can be impacting your life, relationships, and overall well-being.

According to the HOCI model, developmental and relational trauma can be defined as adverse experiences of emotional, physical, sexual, spiritual, or intellectual neglect that a person has lived through in their life from birth through age 22.

We would love to help unpack how life events have changed the way you see and experience the world.