Ancestral and Intergenerational Trauma Therapy
WHAT IS ANCESTRAL & INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA THERAPY?
You don’t just carry your story—you carry the stories of those who came before you.
Ancestral healing therapy creates space to explore inherited patterns, trauma imprints, and unspoken grief that may not begin with you, but still live in your body. We work to understand how your lineage shaped your nervous system, beliefs, and self-worth—especially in relationship to the Mother Wound, Father Wound, and collective trauma.
This is sacred, restorative work that helps you reconnect with resilience, reparent yourself, and consciously break generational cycles.
Therapy that honors the wounds you carry—both your own and those passed down through generations.
HOW DOES ANCESTRAL & INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA THERAPY WORK?
In session, we begin to gently name and explore patterns passed down from parents, grandparents, and ancestral lineages. These may include emotional suppression, disconnection from intuition, unworthiness, or fear of abandonment.
We may incorporate family mapping, inner child healing, energy work, or spiritual tools that support repair on a soul level. As your therapist, I hold space for the parts of your experience that don’t always make sense logically—but are felt deeply in your body and relationships.
This therapy is especially supportive if you're doing cycle-breaking work, healing from complex trauma, or stepping into parenthood with intention. You don’t have to carry it all forward. You’re allowed to lay some of it down.
What can Ancestral & Intergenerational Trauma Therapy help with?
Ancestral & Intergenerational Trauma Therapy can support healing in areas such as:
Intergenerational trauma
Family dysfunction
Mother Wound healing
Father Wound healing
Emotional abandonment
Attachment wounds
Complex PTSD
Shame cycles
Grief and loss
Nervous system healing
Boundaries and voice
Self-worth repair
Reparenting practices
Cycle breaking
Identity healing
Ancestral grief
Body-based trauma
Inner child healing
Spiritual disconnection
Lineage healing
Hi, I’m Stephanie Brumfield
Licensed Therapist in California, Holistic Therapy & Spiritual Support
Hi, I’m Stephanie Brumfield, a holistic spiritual therapist, certified astrologer, and eternal seeker. Deeply attuned to the subtle and sensitive aspects of life, I specialize in creating a compassionate space for individuals who feel misunderstood or out of place due to their neurodivergence, beliefs, or values. My work focuses on helping clients navigate familial disconnect, societal expectations, and spiritual awakenings, guiding them on a journey from black sheep to holy outsider.
As someone who is neurodivergent (AuDHDer), I value soulful, meaningful connections and draw inspiration from the wisdom of nature, especially trees. With a deep passion for ancestral work, mythology, astrology, trauma healing, and dreams, I integrate these elements into a practice that honors the cyclical nature of death, rebirth, and transformation - a reflection of my Scorpio Moon. Whether I’m researching, reading, or listening to 90s grunge, my approach to healing is grounded in energy medicine, spirituality, and the belief that personal healing can ripple outward to transform the collective.
FAQs
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The Mother Wound refers to the pain, unmet needs, or conditioning passed down through the maternal line. It can show up as perfectionism, people-pleasing, shame, or difficulty trusting yourself. Healing it creates space for softer, more authentic self-connection.
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While traditional therapy may focus on the individual, this work includes family systems, nervous system imprinting, and energetic patterns passed down. It weaves in both psychological and spiritual support.
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No. This work is spiritual but not religious. We may explore ritual, ancestral connection, or energy work—always based on your comfort and consent.
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No. While knowing your story can be helpful, it’s not required. We work with what’s showing up in your present day life and body, using what you feel, remember, and carry—not just what’s been told.
My Specialties
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Spirituality
Spiritual therapy integrates traditional therapeutic approaches with spiritual exploration, helping you connect to a deeper sense of purpose and meaning. Whether you are navigating a spiritual awakening, seeking clarity, or reconnecting with your inner self, this approach honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit for holistic healing.
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Neurodivergence
Therapy for neurodivergent individuals offers a supportive space to explore the unique ways your mind works. By integrating evidence-based therapeutic practices with a deep understanding of neurodivergence, this approach helps you embrace your strengths, manage challenges, and honor your individuality on your path to healing and self-discovery.
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Highly Sensitive People
Therapy for highly sensitive people (HSPs) focuses on creating a compassionate space to navigate the challenges of heightened sensitivity. By honoring your unique emotional depth and sensory awareness, this approach combines evidence-based practices with mindfulness and grounding techniques to help you thrive as an HSP.
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Healers & Empaths
Therapy for healers and empaths provides a safe and supportive environment to address patterns of people-pleasing and codependency. By exploring your boundaries, relationships, and emotional energy, this approach helps you develop self-compassion and create balance in your life, empowering you to channel your gifts without losing yourself in the process.
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Complex Trauma PTSD (C-PTSD)
Therapy for complex trauma (C-PTSD) and childhood trauma provides a trauma-informed and compassionate approach to healing the wounds of the past. Through inner child work, somatic techniques, and evidence-based modalities, this therapy helps you release pain, reprocess trauma, and cultivate a sense of safety and empowerment.
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Motherhood
Therapy for motherhood explores the many facets of this transformative journey, from conception and pregnancy to postpartum healing and cycle breaking. This approach honors your experiences, whether it’s healing birth trauma, connecting with spirit babies, or navigating ambivalence, and provides tools for reparenting yourself while nurturing others.
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Pluto's Realm | Sex Workers
Therapy for individuals navigating Pluto’s realm offers a transformative space to explore themes of power, shadow, and renewal. For sex workers, this approach provides a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed space to address personal and systemic challenges, empowering you to embrace your authenticity and reclaim your narrative.
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Ancestral Healing
Therapy for ancestral healing focuses on breaking intergenerational cycles and addressing the pain carried from past generations. By exploring the mother and father wounds, this approach combines evidence-based practices with rituals, grief tending, and ancestral connection to release inherited patterns and create a new legacy of healing.
Questions? Let’s chat.
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