My Story
My story, and that of my practice, begins with my own underworld journey. After experiencing an acute trauma in 2016, my body healed but invisible wounds remained. The medical system delivered miracles for my body but it had little to offer my mind and spirit, so I was left in the darkness, alone, to find my own way out.
Which I did, with the help of healing modalities that Western medicine is only beginning to embrace. These techniques regarded the importance of integrating mind, body and soul in the healing process. EFT in particular was like a beacon, guiding me to relief any time the water became too turbulent to stay afloat.
What issues do I work with?
While I work with a broad range of issues, my areas of specialism are shame and trauma. In fact, I describe the process of unlearning toxic shame as Shamework and it is the most profound work we will ever do.
Sources of shame can include trauma; military service; abuse; rape; mental health diagnoses; addiction; affairs; divorce; siblings; parental suicide; not doing something we wish we had done; committing an offense or being a victim of a violent offense; family dysfunction; growing up around domestic abuse or where one parent had financial control; bullying; not living a traditional lifestyle; being childfree; being the child of immigrants; poverty; family estrangement; religion; sexual orientation or gender; parental guilt; regret about making certain life choices; and growing up in a culture with a legacy of trauma, conflict, or shame (amongst others).
My practice is trauma-trained (not just trauma-informed), integrated (meaning it calls upon a number of techniques), and a safe space for clients to be (or perhaps find) their authentic selves. Quite simply, this is a place to change how we feel.
Kristin Panasewicz is not only an Accredited Advanced EFT Practitioner but is also a Trustee of EFT International and a member of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP). Originally from New Jersey, she has also lived and worked in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Rome, Paris, Dublin, and currently lives in London but works with clients around the world. She has an MA from Georgetown University and a diverse background in design, architecture, prison rehabilitation, and restorative justice within the Pennsylvania prison system. She is also a certified Integrated Healer.
Watch Me:
Watch my interview with TappingQandA host Gene Monterastelli about why shame is so misunderstood and how we use EFT ‘tapping’ for Shamework: Tapping for Shame
Find me:
On EFT International
Via the EFTi Board of Trustees
Via the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)
At the Barnsbury Therapy Rooms in London
On Instagram