A Word About Shock & Relational Trauma

 Third Force works from a trauma informed lense.  Andy has spent the last decade recovering from complex, relational ptsd 

and has more work ahead.  We assume that everyone we work with is carrying relics of emotional, psychological, spiritual 

and perhaps physical wounds whether they are aware of them or not.  Some people may not have a trauma history.  

For most of us however, it is not a matter of if, but a matter of degree, severity, timing and whether one has had 

appropriate healthy relational support to recover from such hurts when they occurred or were occurring. 

Third Force Coaching & Guide Service is not providing psychotherapy or psychogical counseling services,

 but we are highly supportive of good therapy and know many therapists who we can recommend.  

We invite our clients, if it feels right to them, to engage in therapy before, during and after our work together. 

Some of the work Third Force does with individuals and groups can be very deep at times and may touch on or trigger 

old or recent traumatic wounds and the personality's protection against them.  We are aware of this possibility, take precautions 

to keep such reactions, when or if they occur, within a certain window of psychological/emotional tolerance and can assist 

our clients in finding safe, solid ground if overwhelming emotions or major depressive or dissociative episodes surface.

We know that learning, self discovery and healing do not typically occur when the body and mind are at extreme levels of 

being too highly charged or shut down.  While we might touch briefly at these edges (that differ for everyone), 

our goal is to create a safe container from which real, honest exploration but also greater wellness can spring.