Lifespan Integration
Sherry Collier received training in both the beginning and advanced Lifespan Integration
Classes and has been using it for two years.  It has proven to be a very useful tool for
clients who want to heal core wounds or deal with underlying causes of depression,
anxiety, fears/phobias and relationship difficulties.

Peggy Pace developed Lifespan Integration in 2002.  It is a therapy well described by its
name - one that enables clients to integrate difficult life experiences into their lives
through the use of a time line comprised of real memories from their lifespan.  After the
experience is integrated, it no longer controls a person's thoughts, feelings or actions;  
thus outdated defense mechanisms drop away.  As a result, clients respond differently to
their current problems.  Multiple sessions using Lifespan Integration (LI) will produce
multiple changes.  

This technique promotes rapid healing in adults who experienced abuse and/or neglect
during childhood and this method relies on the innate ability of the body-mind to heal
itself.  Lifespan Integration is a very gentle method which works on a deep neural level to
change patterned responses and outmoded defensive strategies.  

Often, a person's attachment style is rooted in their early infant bonding.  When this
bonding was not ideal (for various possible reasons), the person can have difficulty
attaching in a healthy and effective way in current adult relationships.  Lifespan
Integration is useful to help a client work to improve his/her ability to regulate emotions,
build a connection with him or her self and thus, build better, more secure attachments in
their current relationships.  

To learn more about Lifespan Integration you may visit Peggy Pace's (the founder of LI)
website http://Lifespanintegration.com or contact Sherry Collier, MFT at 760-445-3415.
Integrating Difficult Life Experiences