Flourishing in the Midst of Trauma

Find balance, healing, and hope in the midst of life’s hardest seasons…

Trauma does not have to define the rest of your life. Centered For Life presents a compassionate, faith-informed workshop designed to help you find stability, healing, and growth — even while pain is still present.

This one-hour workshop will teach...

  • Practical coping skills you can use immediately to reduce overwhelm and regulate emotions

  • Evidence-based strategies for managing intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and triggers

  • Faith-centered practices that integrate spiritual resources with therapeutic approaches

  • Clear steps to rebuild relationships, trust, and a sense of safety

  • St. Simons Island:
    2487 Demere Road, Suite 500
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    Monday, March 23rd, 2026
    5:30 - 6:30pm

  • This is a free workshop for our community. Simply register using the form on this page to let us know you are coming.

  • Laura Pearson

    Laura received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with an emphasis in Christian Counseling from Liberty University. She then completed her graduate studies at Liberty University to receive a Master of Arts degree in professional counseling in 2013.

    Laura has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual needs. She uses an eclectic, client-centered approach to tailor the counseling experience to the individual or family’s needs. Her most utilized therapeutic models include cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed approaches to treatment while integrating Biblical truth into the process. Laura is also an EMDRIA approved EMDR counselor in training. Her deep desire is to see people healed, restored, and walking in the freedom to be who God has called them to be.

    Susan Hudson

    Giving hope to the hopeless and seeing the broken made whole has been a lifetime passion for Susan. Knowing she had a call from God to pursue ministry as a lifetime vocation, Susan completed her Bachelor’s in Church Ministries at Trinity  College in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994. Together with her husband, David, she has served the Golden Isles at their local congregation for over 25 years. Life as a teacher, mentor, and a pastoral counselor has given her a deep empathy and listening ear for those who have experienced life’s greatest griefs and struggles. Her desire to help those who have experienced trauma in both secular and spiritual settings led her to pursue her Master’s in Clinical Counseling from Liberty University. She is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Centered for Life where she is honored to work with clients on their journey to healing. Susan is EMDR trained and trauma certified, and she approaches counseling from an eclectic approach tailored to the uniqueness of each client. She also provides marriage and couples counseling.

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