Reviews of Finding Solid Ground
from participating therapists
and participants living with dissociation
“We are a system so many parts have a rage of answers, but I think overall just the really gentle and regular reminders to be compassionate with ourselves along the way and educating us on the very real impacts of living with trauma. It was validating to have so many of my struggles be acknowledged and explained and then taught what could be done about them. It’s reassuring to just know that a group of professionals care so deeply about this very real and excruciating experience; to the point of creating this program. To think others will hopefully suffer less through this program in the future, brings me the most hope. Thank you so much for all the work you’re doing, thank you for giving survivors a sense of our humanity back.”
— Finding Solid Ground participant
“I have seen remarkable changes since my patient learned Finding Solid Ground. She shows much better control and safety. She is much better able to identify when she is dissociating and to know what to do in those moments. There are times when atrocities of the past would come to her. Today she can get out of it quickly, by being able to separate the past from the present. I also observe her being more self-compassionate and better able to tolerate difficult and unpleasant emotions, as well as improving her internal dialogue between her different parts. Without exaggeration, the program saved her life. In a moment of crisis, she remembered Bethany’s words (from the FSG videos): “Step by step, you will get there” and just remembering it brought her out of “there and then” and allowed her to activate her crisis plan, also learned in the Finding Solid Ground program.
You have given us a great evidence-based treatment. Sincerely, I think Finding Solid Ground will mark a before and after in the treatment of trauma and dissociation. It systematizes therapeutic interventions, allowing the therapist to improve his or her skills and confidence, and to finally help put an end to so much suffering of people who have unjustly experienced trauma.”
— Dr. Nicolás Rodríguez M.D., EMDR Accredited Consultant, Past President of the EMDR Chile Association, Faculty at the Trauma and Dissociation Unit of the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
““It was good to feel like this is something there’s research behind and has actually helped people- even people who are very suicidal and in crisis all the time- like me- and wont turn me away because of severity of struggles.””
— Finding Solid Ground participant
“My client is feeling calmer, more stable in daily activities. I am impressed by my client’s progress using the exercises.”
— Finding Solid Ground therapist participant