About

David Lindemann was originally trained as a physician (M.D.) in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and later serving as a PM&R staff physician at Eisenhower Army Medical Center until 2017.  During those seasons he became interested in the question of why some people heal from intense or traumatic events, and others become disabled or stuck - physically, emotionally, mentally, or relationally.  He was also excited to see that people could actually heal, even from these significant and major events ... under the right conditions.  This led to his move away from traditional clinical medicine, pharmacologic medicine, and cognitive therapies (often focused on symptom management or suppression) to his current focus on the principles and practical applications of feedback loops, relational bonding and accurate perception (sensory and mental), finding these equally necessary for normal growth (development), recovery from trauma and neglect (healing), and high-level achievements (performance) whether in the physical, emotional, or cognitive domains.  

In his experience, these areas of bonding, integration, accurate perception, and accurately calibrated responses are the function and feedback mechanisms often disrupted by shock, dissociation, and intense experiences (regardless of whether that intensity came in a physical, emotional, or mental form), and undergird why people actually get stuck in a chronically dysregulated state.  As a follower of Christ, David seeks to understand these issues through the lens and truth of God's revelation in the person of Christ, in the Scriptures, and in creation; and apply them in a manner suited to the occasion and appropriate to the needs of those with whom he is working, both Christian and non-Christian.

Although people often label him and his work as counseling or therapy, he himself describes it as individually tailored somatic or sensory integration.  Sometimes it would be accurate to say reintegration of spirit and body, but that description comes with its own baggage for some people, and doesn't explicitly mention that some people have a current issue in their environment to resolve, not just old healing!  At the end of the day, the goal is to figure out accurately why someone is not healthy or stuck, whether that cause is historic or current, and then resolve that.  Almost universally it is a consequence of unresolved or current experiences within the body or spirit - that is, within the person or their environment.

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