Joya DCruz
MA, LMFT
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Training and Coaching
Through my experiential training, The Trigger Resolution Blueprint, I help Law Enforcement teams develop mastery over their emotional responses and automatic reactivity.
Participants learn practical, body-based skills that help them stay present under pressure, make clearer decisions in volatile situations, protect their own safety and the safety of others, and build stronger relationships — while cultivating long-term resilience throughout their careers.
Focusing Guidance
I offer Focusing Guidance for people familiar with Focusing or for those who willing to learn it to deal with their life issues.
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In our initial consultation, I’ll assess the possibility of us working together effectively. I may encourage or teach self reflective or somatic regulatory exercises to support our work. Sometimes, it will be important for people to have the support of other professionals as well.
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​My deep desire is to do my part in building a gentle, joyful, and authentic community where people feel safe, accepted and comfortable to be themselves. witness powerful shifts in my clients as they open up to joy and greater possibilities.​​​​​
Meet Joya
I was born and raised in India. British, Portuguese and Spanish colonization colored my early life experiences, as did growing up in a religiously diverse community. This has made me sensitive to the influences that systems have upon us.
I'm passionate about working with people within systems, who seek freedom from their destructive effects, while enhancing what is effective and life-giving.
I honor my blood ancestors who feel present to me in the core of my being. I’m also grateful to the ancestors of this land whose wisdom and love lies in its very soil, and whose efforts and struggles have paved the way for me to make this country my home.
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Michigan and a Certified Focusing Oriented Therapist (International Focusing Institute), with Masters degrees in Social Psychology (University of Mumbai, India) and Counseling (Loyola University, Chicago).
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I trained in the Treatment of Trauma Level I (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute) and in The Gottman method of Couples Therapy (The Gottman Institute). I am Certified in Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy for Complex Trauma (Justice Institute of British Columbia), as well as Indigenous Tools for Living with Shirley Turcotte and her team.
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I am so grateful for the work I do with the beautiful people who come my way; strong enough to be vulnerable, and open to doing their inner work. Each day is an adventure, and each day we move closer to creating a world that is more aware, more understanding and more compassionate.