Trauma-Informed Reiki in Virginia Beach: Supporting Survivors with Choice
We come to the body, where our experiences are held, to rediscover our innate capacity for peace. Through gentle practices like mindful breathing and Reiki, we create opportunities to find moments of safety within ourselves. These practices help build new pathways between awareness and regulation, inviting us back to balance. As we develop this relationship with ourselves, our body can become a more predictable, comfortable space to rest, reset, and engage more fully with life.
Since each person is uniquely impacted by life experiences, what feels supportive for one might feel overwhelming for another. At the Healing Arts Center, we offer approaches that recognize these diverse experiences, creating space for you to re-establish comfort at your own pace while honoring your intuition about what feels right.
Prioritizing Your Comfort
Sessions can be completely hands-off, with the practitioner maintaining distance
You remain fully clothed in comfortable attire
You choose the level of proximity that feels right for you
You guide the pace of each session
Clear communication about preferences is always encouraged
Understanding Regulation When feeling overwhelmed or on alert, Reiki can offer:
Moments to settle the nervous system
Opportunities to feel grounded
Space to practice setting preferences
Time to explore body awareness if and when you choose
A calm environment for presence
Red Flags to Watch For
Things to watch out for is your practitioner using spiritual bypassing to explain life experiences. This is dangerous, inappropriate, and fundamentally wrong. Any practitioner who attempts to explain your experiences through spiritual reasoning, karmic explanations, or "everything happens for a reason" rhetoric is causing harm. These explanations minimize real experiences and can create additional distress. A professional Reiki practitioner stays within their scope of practice, focusing on supporting regulatory practices without attempting to analyze, explain, or interpret their experiences.
Initial sessions include:
Time to discuss preferences and questions
Overview of what to expect
Flexibility to adjust approach
Option for virtual consultation before booking
About Your Practitioner Victoria, co-founder of the Healing Arts Center, brings a trauma-informed approach to Reiki practice. Her commitment to maintaining clear professional boundaries and understanding nervous system responses allows clients to find moments of regulation and calm.
