Co-Owner of The Karuna House, Psychotherapist, Consultant, Speaker and Business Coach. She is a lead trainer and consultant at The Karuna House Trauma Training Institute, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Clinical Supervisor, M.Ed., PCC-S, Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR Approved Consultant and Level 2 Trained Sensorimotor Psychotherapist.
“Mirror the light to the person that doesn’t see the light in themself.”-Judith Royal.
Every human being has their own governing intelligence and their own path of self discovery, growth and healing. Meeting her clients with authenticity, Gretchen works with her clients to help them explore and discover their path and the pain that may be blocking their path. She has a boundless capacity for holding light for people as she elucidates what has been adaptive for them while they work to transform the pain inside.
Over the past 25 years, Gretchen von Seggern has accompanied individuals and couples in their process of healing past and present psychological pain, opening them to the concept that life can be different. Understanding that our past informs our present and how we respond and embody our current pain shapes our present well-being is at the core of Gretchen’s work with her clients.
Gretchen is a trained EMDR Psychotherapist and an expert in the field of trauma and attachment trauma, supported by her interdisciplinary approach that includes EMDR therapy and Sensorimotor psychotherapy. Gretchen is passionate about her work in the field of Trauma, understanding that when people understand their trauma they can begin to understand and heal their pain. She maintains a continuous commitment to her professional training in the field of Mind-Body Trauma Psychotherapy and provides training in the field of trauma and consultation and certification in EMDR therapy to therapists around the country.
She is the Northwest Ohio EMDR Regional Network Coordinator and is actively involved in expanding trauma awareness, training, and treatment within the community, school settings, and police, fire, and rescue departments.
Whether your healing work exists in your personal life or professional world, all transformation begins with attachment to oneself and others. It involves the authentic expression of who we are and who we are to become. She welcomes the opportunity to work with you on your healing journey in both.
419.466.9891 | gretchenleu@karunahousellc.com