Testimonials
Part of the beauty of the ‘Restoring Connection’ approach is its acute sensitivity to the nervous system and its primary commitment to supporting a feeling of safety throughout the process. Elizabeth has achieved this by integrating her many years of experience with varied modalities to create a style of working with others that empowers them to safely connect with places that often are not possible to reach otherwise. ... As a therapist and personally, this work has gotten to places that talk therapy cannot even touch, to much deeper levels. ~ Mary C. Howard, LCSW, original Restoring Connection experiential study group member
“Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your presentation! Here are a few things that stood out to me: your passion for your subject matter was evident and engaging; the organization of your levels of intervention was so clear and compelling; you created a space that was safe enough for people to share some personal material with strangers." ~ Susan Schulherr, LCSW, author of Eating Disorders for Dummies, workshop participant Introduction to Restoring Connection
'Restoring Connection' has been a transformational experience for me, personally and professionally. We received a tremendous amount of information on the merging of physical, emotional and intellectual experiences. I learned to make use of personal resources and tools to help me reconnect with myself and others. I am thankful to have been able to participate in the program, and recommend it highly. ~ Linda Buckley, MS, RD, CDE, participant in Restore Yourself While Learning How to Restore Others: An Integrative Training Program for Helping Professionals
“Thank you for such an awesome and powerful glimpse of your work! I found that the way you facilitated the demonstration enabled me to bypass the usual mental resistances that pop up (as I applied it to myself). I noticed that I was dropping into a profoundly relaxed and healing space, so deep that I actually pulled myself out of it because I wanted to follow your demo interaction. … Focusing on what feels "right,whole etc." rather than what feels "wrong, fragmented or painful" as an experiential basis is such a wonderful method. More than that, is the framework and lead in to it, which was consciously created in a particular manner that increased the potency and integration of your work.” - Gary T. McCabe, RelaxRenew.com, Restoring Connection workshop participant
"Restoring Connection has been invaluable in both my life and my psychotherapy practice. Elizabeth has a wealth of experience helping others to connect with their own experience and with others with safety. Recognizing that disconnection and dysregulation are part of being human, Elizabeth teaches how to recognize these disruptive states of mind and body with compassion and mindfulness. She then teaches very specific practices to help restore equanimity and reconnect with ourselves and others. She has a deep willingness to explore what is happening in the present moment, a capacity for taking many details and integrating them into a coherent and practical program, and a passion for sharing what she has learned. I look forward to taking many more workshops with Elizabeth." ~ Ruth Landstrom, Ph.D,HereandNowCoaching.com, participant in Restore Yourself While Learning How to Restore Others: An Integrative Training Program for Helping Professionals
"Participating in Restoring Connection was empowering and helped me grow professionally as a yoga teacher and healer. The program gave me more tools to use, not only with my students but also with myself. Each person I work with is an individual. The techniques in Restoring Connection are perfectly suited to honor that person’s unique strengths and needs. They complement my yoga work and have made it more effective." ~ Annie Colonna, Yoga for Healing, Restore Yourself While Learning How to Restore Others: An Integrative Training Program for Helping Professionals
"A heartfelt Thank You for hosting this introductory workshop. Discovering how to check-in with yourself (being present and being aware) while learning and understanding what the inner felt sense is saying to you is like being introduced to the wise master that lies in wait (which is yourself). I am excited to experience & understand more about accessing these inner skills that simply need to be unearthed and given a voice. Thank you for offering a safe place of discovery. I look forward to our meeting again and meeting people from all walks of life." ~ Colleen Drache, DC and yoga instructor, participant in Restore Yourself While Learning How to Restore Others: An Integrative Training Program for Helping Professionals"
“What a joy it was to hear you introduce Restoring Connection and to contemplate your beautiful photos. The integration of all the different dimensions that you bring forth in such a clear, progressive way, always mindful of the importance of coming back to the body, as the ground, anchor, and filter of the transformative process reached me at a profound level.” ~ Diane Caron-Bourbonnais, PhD
I am a fan of "Restoring Connection’"because I see the soothing, grounding practices of the approach helping my clients and myself. I am a fan of Elizabeth Lehmann because she is so open and honest and she's humble enough to keep learning. ~ Eleanor M. Buscher, MS, LPC, NCC, Restoring Connection workshop participant and sponsor
I am a fan of "Restoring Connection’"because I see the soothing, grounding practices of the approach helping my clients and myself. I am a fan of Elizabeth Lehmann because she is so open and honest and she's humble enough to keep learning. ~ Eleanor M. Buscher, MS, LPC, NCC, Restoring Connection workshop participant and sponsor
Elizabeth is warm and generous in spirit. She shares abundantly her talent and time. But above all, she follows her heart and her heart's knowing and is able to capture all that she learns in a way that she can then teach and guide others to this richer place of being. ~ Cynthia Callsen, LCSW, DCSW, Restoring Connection workshop participant
This approach has made me a better, more mindful therapist, mother, wife and friend. Ultimately it has brought me back to myself in the deepest knowing way.”~ Kate Brown-Lawton, MS, CSAC, original Restoring Connection experiential study group member
“I know this work will continue because it is so important at this time in this world.” - Judith Rae Davis, EdD and IGM® Practitioner, Restoring Connection workshop participant
“I know this work will continue because it is so important at this time in this world.” - Judith Rae Davis, EdD and IGM® Practitioner, Restoring Connection workshop participant
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