Trainings and Techniques
EFT
Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is an evidence-based acupressure technique that involves tapping on acupressure points. EFT is used to release distressing emotions that are stored in the body by way of gently tapping or pressing on acupressure points on the face and upper torso. EFT allows the release of both general anxieties as well as the release of specific emotions connected to a specific life event.
April Watters is accredited and certified in EFT trough EFT International.
Trauma-Informed
Life Coaching
Life Coaching is an emerging field that incorporates coming alongside individuals, families, or groups to aide in making positive forward progress. Much like the tenants of social work, Life Coaching is based on a strength’s perspective, with the client as the expert in their own lives. There is never a diagnosis of condition, nor a medical care component, to Life Coaching. A Life Coach comes alongside as a trained listening guide who is able to assist the client in processing, decision making, and accessing resources to meet specific life goals. Elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, as well as evidence-based modalities are incorporated into the Life Coaching model.
April Watters is a Certified Master Life Coach through the International Board of Christian Care.
Splankna Inner Healing Protocol
Forgiving Forward
Splankna is a Christian perspective, holistic protocol for trauma resolution. The prevailing premise of Splankna work is that the flow and balance of the body’s subtle, electromagnetic energies are important for optimal physical, spiritual, and emotional health and for fostering well-being. Spiritual disciplines incorporated into the Splankna Inner Healing Protocol include prayer, confession, repentance, and forgiveness. Elements of evidence-based somatic stress reduction modalities, NET and TFT somatic stress reduction techniques are incorporated throught the session. Splankna is designed to help get to the origin of an emotional stressor with the goal of rapidly decreasing the intensity of emotional dis stress connected to that past event/ relationship. Splankna is a ministry of soul care acknowledging the spiritual root of soul wounds.
April Watters is certified through the Splankna Training Institute at a Masters Level.
Forgiving Forward is offered in conjunction with training in the protocol for forgiveness based on the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 and on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18. In both of these examples Jesus taught that we are to forgive others with the same generosity the Father has forgiven us. An unwillingness or refusal to forgive can open the door to tormenting struggles such as: cyclic regret, outbursts of anger, irrational fear, unfaithfulness in marriage, pornography addiction, and substance abuse among other struggles. Unforgiveness can also give authority for demonic tormenters to have activity in one’s life. Jesus taught that the battle is one of sacrificial and merciful forgiveness. Forgiving Forward sessions are all about identifying real wounds from others that you need to forgive. There is freedom in forgiveness.
“Before working through a season of stress reduction sessions I was living a life of being constantly triggered by all types of stressors, or perceived stressors. Now I am able to calmly assess and appropriately respond to situations without an imbalanced level of intensity.”
~Anonymous Client