Pathways to Recovery and Wellbeing for Humans Animals and Nature's Beings
Dr Robina Silva MB,BS.
Somatic Experiencing
Certified Practitioner
Animal Communicator
-in-training
RecoverytoWellbeing Approach
Real Life - Reconnection and Empowerment by honouring
Animal nature and Ancestral heritage
Learning Initiatives intuitively for
Fulfilling and fun Experiences
Pathway to Recovery and Well being explores therapeutic opportunities and options to rediscover the authentic self and the innate wisdom and intelligence of the body and nature. This is a process which encourages the release of energetic imprints of the past which have been traumatic in nature and have persisted through habituation to a pattern of survival whereby responses of compulsive re-enactment from the past set the stage for life in the present and future This can then manifest as a spectrum of distressing symptoms and dis-ease .This then reduces the quality of life and vitality in a way that detracts from feeling connected to the sense of self, personal values, intentions and seem to sabotage the self-confidence to express one's real potential towards creating a meaningful and joyful life. The good news is that these complex patterns of negative experiences and anxieties can be transmuted, transformed and reconsolidated towards life affirming perspectives and recovery to well being
About me as medical practitioner
I have been a practising medical practitioner for over 45 years since graduating from University of Queensland Australia 1979. I then trained in family medicine and then completed Fellowship of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists working in women's health in Australia, United Kingdom, Nepal and New Zealand until 1995. I then decided to return briefly to GP practice until embarking on further training in psychiatry for about 4 years as I had developed an interest in mental health and addictions. I did not complete fellowship training in psychiatry as I became more interested in a more holistic and therapy-orientated treatment options for mental health conditions. I have worked in addictions medicine as a medical officer for about 20 years and further expanded my understanding and training in therapy options that have a focus on trauma-informed care and ways to transform the impact of past negative experiences.
The recent evolution of trauma-informed research points towards the causative contribution of trauma to the development of personality disorders. This encourages more compassionate understanding rather than the more pejorative focus on descriptions of negative characteristics and patterns of behavior associated with their diagnostic criteria.Based on the trauma-informed literature and through many years of experience, I firmly believe that such conditions are better understood as coming under the broad and acknowledging diagnostic umbrella of chronic complex post traumatic disorder with /without dissociation.
About me as trauma therapist
I have therefore trained in Somatic Experiencing body -base trauma therapy over a period of 6 -7years and completed formal certification in 2022. I have completed two levels of training in Deep Brain Re-Orientating -a trauma therapy approach that facilitates release at the primal /core self/brainstem level of trauma-based experiences including retained shock energy and petrified affect/emotion as a result of the negative impact of both interpersonal and traumatic life events. Both therapies are based on the developmental understanding of the correlations of affective and trauma -informed neuroscience research in humans and in animals including recent exploration of pre-natal - (during pregnancy) perinatal - (around birthing experiences) and post-natal (post birth) attachment relationship dynamics.
I have also completed the Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies-Bessel van der Kolk &co -2018 and Certificate Program in Advanced Trauma,PTSD& Dissociation -Dr Ruth Lanius & co -2023
About me as trainee in animal communication
I am currently enrolled and training with the Animal Communication Academy with Dr Cara Gubbins .I have attended many online training workshops related to animal communication including animal communication and in-depth video programme of the Trust Techniques -James and Shelley French's comprehensive approach to being present with, caring for and communication with all our animal friends and audio and online programmes developed by well-known professional animal communicators including Penelope Smith and Anna Breytenbach. I envisage offering services in the near future once my level of skill and confidence complements offering comprehensive services for our animal brothers and sisters, their human friends and mother nature's beings in general.
Services
The Recovery to Wellbeing approach aims to explore and consider in a wholistic way that within all beings-human and animal/nature - there is the potential capacity to recalibrate and recover from experiences that have impacted the healthy functioning of the body-mind-spirit in a challenging and deleterious way. This approach includes processes that reflect on the multiplicity of contributing factors of the current and past life situations and narratives and includes psycho-education centered around bio-psycho-social and spiritual understandings with meaning-making and curiosity as the core components. This then creates the cornerstone of the development of specifically designed therapeutic processes aimed at the facilitation of recovery towards more functional, healthy, playful, exuberant, joyful and authentically meaningful lives for individual beings within their social context - as symbolized by the Tree Of Life
Therapeutic Options for Addiction and Complex Trauma/Attachment spectrum, Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress and Emotional and Self-Related Sensitivities /Vulnerabilities
The therapeutic approaches are eclectically body-mind-spirit focused with an emphasis towards evidence based and well established in-depth experiential somatically orientated therapy. Somatic Experiencing and Deep Brain -Re-Orientating form the foundation of my trauma -informed approach. They can both allow and promote healing from the more entrenched deeply consolidated and chronically experienced forms of trauma -through present day body-awareness sequencing processes. This may also include patterns of trauma that are likely to be intergenerational in nature.
After comprehensive exploration processes, referral recommendations to other therapy practitioners or alternative opportunities for assistance can be made.
More specific information about the mentioned forms of therapy will be explained in resources along with recommended readings and articles
Fees for all services: $130.00 per hour or $75.00-$100.00 for shorter session- 30-45 minutes
In person-Nelson-Marlboruugh region NZ or online
*Consideration for alternative payment scheduling can be made by individual arrangement
Therapeutic Options for Chronic Pain and Support Medication Considerations/ Cooperative
De-prescribing where appropriate
Chronic pain is a very common and often debilitating and de-moralizing day to day experience which can have a major impact on body-mind and spirit on all levels -psycho-education and understanding related to the multiple contributing factors plays an important role alongside carefully considered medical and non-invasive therapy treatment option-especially where medication has not provided long term positive results or where side effects and chronic use of medication has had an overall detrimental effect on wellbeing.
Drawing on over 20 years working in addiction and mental health field as well as experience in family practice and women's health, I am able to offer comprehensive psycho-education and recommend safe and strategic options of care. A carefully considered and individualized regimen made around the decision to gradually reduce or de-prescribe certain medications is often required in order to safely and successfully achieve desired therapeutic goals as well minimizing withdrawal symptoms. This is especially important where the primary effect is on the central nervous system or where the medications have been prescribed over a prolonged period of time complicated by addiction patterns of use becoming problematic in all dimensions of health and wellbeing
Animal Communication and Energy Healing approaches to support all Beings and their family/whanau/environment -in development stage
My enduring passion, love, long-term connection and enthusiasm for all animals Mother Earth, and all of nature's beings-including human beings- has relentlessly urged and encouraged me to extend and expand my focus of care and attention to providing services to all beings with a particular interest in animal communication animal healing emotional and energy techniques. This includes simple diagnostic practices, therapeutic exercises and play-filled activities designed to enhance connection to all of the natural world and this beautiful Mother Earth The intention co-relates to the promotion of wellbeing and recovery from trauma reciprocally and equally for all beings through acknowledgement of universal consciousness and the mind of nature in all .
I imagine that I will be able to offer services within 6-9 months before the close of 2025
So further developments and specific details will be updated as they materialise -so watch this space
Resources Section-to be further developed & updated with progressive information of interest