Eduardo Duran PhD & Judith Firehammer PhD

Consulting services are available to groups and communities. Dr. Duran has been able to assist groups, agencies and communities to develop and implement plans where a larger prevention or intervention effort is required. For example if a community or group has a high incidence of addictions or a chronic illness such as diabetes, Dr. Duran has helped groups to assess and develop interventions. These services have been well received all over the U.S., Africa, Canada and other parts of the world. Consultation focuses on how soul wounding or historical trauma has impacted all cultures and we are dealing with the after effects of this trauma. Through a process of awareness and therapeutic ceremony we can begin to heal the soul.

Training for professionals has also been one of Dr. Duran's strengths over the past two decades. He travels extensively to provide clinical training to staff members in various health care settings and these trainings may be used as part of professional continuing education. These training deal with serious case presentations and are dealt with from an approach that is different from the usual medical model. Most participants have found this type of approach refreshing and the workshops become a setting for healing the healers.

 Group Therapy/Talking Circles

Some people prefer to work in groups because in this way they can feel that there are others who are dealing with similar issues. This sense of belonging can bring about a healing group cohesion that enables clients to bring their healing experience into their life-world. The following groups are available:

• Dream Groups--People in this group use dreams to help them with different issues that they deal with on a daily basis. The group allows for others in the group to offer interpretations and in this way group members also learn how to deal with their own dream material. Learning how to work with dreams is a life-long gift that participants take with them.
• Veterans Groups--Clients who have been in the military have their own way of dealing with these experiences. At times it is easier for them to discuss these issues in the presence of other veterans. Dr. Duran is a veteran who served 6 years in the military during the Vietnam war and has worked with many veterans over the past 25 years.
• Addictions Groups--Abuse and addiction of substances is a problem that impacts much of our society. Dr. Duran has developed unique ways of addressing these problems from both a psychological and spiritual perspective.
• Other Specialty Groups--Groups can be formed if there are at least 5 people who want to deal with a specific issue in a group setting. For example there may be a group that wants to deal with anxiety, fear, or anger. There may be some people who want to work on issues of infertility and associated problems. The groups require strict confidentiality outside of the group by participants.  Other issues may include psychological, physical or spiritual needs that may have a group approach be very helpful in resolving them. 
• Talking Circles--This type of therapy has been part of Native traditions for centuries. The group allows for all individuals to express their thought without interruption while holding a power object. Feedback can be given if the individual expressing themselves want it. Regular groups can be held as talking circles when the group wishes so or they can remain as group therapy formats if the people in the group wish this to be so.