Dr. Deepa Ram-Souza, LMFT, PhD
Aloha-Namaste.
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Thank you for taking a moment to pause. To be the change I wished to see in the world, I had to transform my gravestones (traumatic experiences) into stepping stones (growth). Given the opportunity, I hope to earn your trust so we may walk down a similar pathway together. Until you find your own momentum, I will be honored to hold a space for you. I have offered support to adults with childhood and adulthood challenges who found their path of wholeness. Given the opportunity, we will do the same together. Welcome to your wholeness journey. It is time.
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An EGLLC treatment plan integrates your lived experiences of childhood and adulthood challenges with relational, systemic, and transpersonal approaches. We will go deep into the root to mend what was broken and to unearth your potential and purpose. We will then work together to actualize them and create sustainable wholeness.
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Guaranteed, the person to the right of you or the left is having similar struggles as you. When feeling isolated in your struggles, rest assured, you are not alone. What feels like an obstacle is actually an opportunity to craft the best version of your interdependent self. To this end, we simply have to do this together. Shall we begin?
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Issues addressed in sessions with clients over the years include negative self-conceptualization of worthiness, adequacy, and competence, loss of passion and creative spark, lost sense of self from riding the drama triangle, loss of voice and visibility from oppression, colonization, and discrimination, anhedonic tendencies of stagnation, hopelessness, and excessive worrying, loss of connection with nature and land, fear of the unknown, disconnection and dissociation from core identity, unresolved family of origin and intergenerational struggles, hardships with body image and nutritional management, inability to maintain consistency with routines, priorities, and goals.
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Qualifications:
Vishwani (Deepa) Ram-Souza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and has a PhD in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology.
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Education/Experiences:
Deepa completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology / Argosy University, Twin Cities, Minnesota. She is co-owner and Trauma Recovery Therapy provider at Elemental Guidance, LLC. She also has a PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Deepa has also taught courses at Argosy University – Hilo, Maui, and Honolulu as Adjunct Faculty in the Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy program, facilitated support groups in Minnesota, Guyana, and Hawai’i, and maintained connection with local and national professional organizations such as AAMFT, HIAMFT, Women’s Federation for World Peace.
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Publications:
Wholeness-Based Eudaimonia (R) 2022.
