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Vanessa E. Ford MSW, CADC

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The Importance of Defining Our Own Experience

The Importance of Defining Our Own Experience

by Vanessa Ford | Oct 16, 2012 | Identity, Male Survivors, News, Self Esteem

Sometimes in life, there are certain experiences or feelings that we might struggle with. At their worst, these challenges might paralyze us from within, or over time we might realize how deeply traumatizing something that happened to us truly was, or how stuck we...

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Vanessa Ford is a Chicago-based therapist who is specialized in communication issues, conflict resolution, recovery support, Moderation Management, EMDR, coping with a traumatic or abusive past, grieving past losses, LGBT, and addictions.

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