Help Ukrainians Suffering from PTSD

HELP TREAT UKRAINIANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD

Treating War Trauma in Ukraine

Is mental health important to you? Are you disturbed by the war in Ukraine? The Ukrainian refugees and soldiers are experiencing horrific trauma from the bloody war. Would you be willing to provide life-saving mental health care to the victims of war in Ukraine? They require treatment for PTSD or they will suffer life-long crippling trauma, especially the children.

About Susannah D. Kirksey, LPC

Susannah is the founder of AwakenMind, LLC, a counseling, coaching and organizational psychology company. Susannah Kirksey is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and an integrative psychotherapist specializing in trauma.

When the war broke out in February, she volunteered and was approved by the organization Volunteers for Ukraine (www.volunteerforukraine.org) as a mental health provider and trauma psychotherapist. Her company AwakenMind, (www.awakenmind.io) is sponsoring the time and services of her volunteer engagement.

Susannah's skillful expertise, keen insight, and compassionate care will bring comfort and hope to those who suffer. This GoFundMe will give you the opportunity to personally sponsor a US trauma specialist and mental health envoy who will treat refugees and soldiers suffering from PTSD.

Refugee Crisis

Russia invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, forcing millions of Ukrainians to evacuate. Over 6.4 million refugees have fled Ukraine to refugee centers throughout Europe. Their lives have been devastated; the trauma of war imprinted in their memory like frozen shards of shrapnel. The artifact of war left behind for a lifetime is PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Without treating the trauma, refugees and soldiers will inevitably suffer life-long crippling trauma from PTSD, especially the children.

PTSD Trauma Therapy

Have you ever experienced trauma or PTSD? Many suffer with trauma from a painful childhood, while veterans and refugees may experience the chronic trauma and pain from war. PTSD is most effectively treated using integrative therapies and modalities, one of which is EMDR. EMDR (www.emdria.org), is an acronym for the clinical modality “ Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing” which is the most effective clinical modality for the treatment and elimination of PTSD.

The US Department of Defense has rated EMDR a Grade A psychotherapy which is administered primarily to soldiers with PTSD. Using specific disaster protocols, EMDR can be administered directly to hundreds of traumatized refugees and soldiers at the same time.

Scope of Mental Health Services

Stationed in Lviv, treatment and training will likely take across to multiple sites in Ukraine. Not only will she be directly treating refugees and soldiers, Susannah will provide trauma training to Ukrainian and European therapists. By training therapists on the ground, she can expand the scale of trauma treatment to reach thousands of people. Acting as a liaison to EMDR and trauma therapists worldwide, Susannah will also help ensure a continuum of care for those leaving the refugee centers. Her current clients will be cared for by telehealth in the evenings.

Fundraiser

The GoFundMe campaign will cover the expenses for approximately 30-45 days in Ukraine. AwakenMind is donating $35,000 in time and services to the volunteer engagement, while your donations would help cover the expenses.

Costs include transportation, lodging, food, EMDR equipment, camping gear, training materials, and trauma resources. The more funds raised will extend the time or enable successive tours. Camping gear is needed as Ukraine is already losing power and heat. Ukrainians are building tent camps and stockpiling wood-burning stoves for a long cold winter.

Qualification Requirements

The National Health Ministry of Ukraine has waived local country requirements to allow medical professionals to work in Ukraine as long as they have licensure in their country. The ministry will likewise help facilitate the Trauma Therapy Training Program for Ukraine.

Thank You

Thank you in advance for your support and generosity. With your donation, you will be sending a dedicated US emissary of Mental Health to treat directly the pain, grief, and loss experienced by the Ukrainian people.

Sometimes you don’t always know how your donations are used, but with this donation, you will receive special access to an online journal so that you can know how your investment is being spent and how you are making a big difference. Although the engagement comes with significant personal risk, Susannah is fulfilling her purpose to help heal the soul of the world.

Kindest regards,

Susannah

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Susannah D. Kirksey, LPC

Sponsored by AwakenMind, LLC

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