Stephanie Shipper

Former Israeli Soldier & Child of Holocaust Survivors Finds Greater Peace

"I hated my life...it was always a struggle just to be alive

I grew up as an empathic, sensitive, highly intelligent Jewish boy. My family were stoic second generation Holocaust survivors. Holocaust remembrance was a large part of my life. I was taught not to feel.

As early as I can remember I have felt disconnected from a sense of self and my internal world and have been haunted by a sense of heaviness and impending disaster. This was confirmed and compounded by my time as a tank gunner in the Israeli army and during the Yom Kippur war of 1973 where I witnessed my buddy's death and lost many friends killed in action.

I participated in 3 hours of Havening and after a whole life of feeling frozen, I am blessed now to feel a definite lightness and vitality. Other welcome changes include noticeable softening to my face, my bronchial tubes have expanded and my ability to socially engage have definitely improved.

I recommend Havening to anyone ready to experience relief from significant trauma.

Gadi Pollock, President
The Lead from Trauma Project
Houston, Texas

25 Year Old Woman with C-PTSD

"I was diagnosed with C-PTSD after years of growing up with a schizophrenic parent & dealing with bullying as a teenager. I had constant fatigue, anxiety , and depression for as long as I can remember. I have seen multiple therapists and physicians over the past decade. Some approaches temporarily relieved the discomfort, mostly I felt that I was going in a circle. I would often felt worse after seeing the therapists and doctors.

After 9 hours with Stephanie I have zero anxiety and depression. Both have completely disappeared. I also have full levels of energy back again.

My life rapidly began to change for the better. It is difficult to describe in words the unbelievable difference. i stopped self-sabotaging after the first session. i look at the world completely differently . I am confident and fully present again. I now see my strengths and have moved to a point that I am in the process of preparing to apply for law school after waitressing for years (a job I hate.)

So many thanks Stephanie for the profound change !

Kaitlan Ashby
Kelowna, BC

Recovery from Anxiety

“When I began sessions with Stephanie, my daily discomfort level was a solid 10/10. Anytime I was nervous or felt survival anxiety – sometimes it was answering the phone, even if it was my own grandmother – I would have symptoms of vomiting, feeling nauseous, diarrhea, fatigue, and clenching my body. Going to work or school became an uncomfortable and stressful event, even road trips were scary. If I didn’t have access to a bathroom every fifteen minutes I began panicking because most of my symptoms that I could not control required a bathroom. With Stephanie’s help I have: learned to take time and check in on myself before acting in a situation, my procrastination has turned into motivation along with most of my nervousness being turned into excitement – of course I am still cautious if the situation permits it. In our final session I developed a stronger relationship with self-confidence/knowing which was ultimately my root cause to my physical symptoms.

My life after working with Stephanie feels more like I control what’s happening in my life versus asking ‘why is this happening in my life?’, ‘who is doing this?’. When I start feeling my old symptoms, or new ones, I now have the tools and am able to navigate from a healthy viewpoint. I noticed big shifts throughout our work together and my family/close friends see me as a different person – my brothers are no longer able to gang up on me or don’t feel the need to put me down and it has been a blessing to watch my family relationships begin to heal. Once I started changing, the people around me were not able to act the same which forced them to change with me or leave my life. The need to be scared or in victim-mode now seems silly.

I was blessed to be working with Stephanie. In our time together I had six family deaths and two unannounced run-ins with my dad who I’ve asked to stay out of my life and at certain times I did feel a 10 because that’s life, but i wasn’t shaken up about it for months, which to me is a huge personal improvement. I would confidently say that since the beginning of 2022 my discomfort level/symptom intensity has not gone over a 3. With my last two sessions being at the beginning of 2022 I was able to get all past traumas down to a solid 0 and gained tools so that when symptoms start, I never get past a 2 and am able to bring it down to a 0 in a matter of seconds.”

J.B., 20 years old, Independence, MO

67 Year Old Survivor of Incest...Now Feels Safe in His Body

First off...I am not a testimonial writer....After working with Stephanie I felt compelled to share my experience ag

My age is 67, I now feel younger each day because of the Havening technique. My main trauma was incest abuse as an adolescent.
As a result of the violation of my body, I have lived many days at an off the chart pain level for 50 years. How i have held my life together all these years is a mystery to me. How i am alive today is a miracle as well.

I have tried almost every type of therapy.. I have always made some progress...but the Big Elephant in the room always returned. Self abuse was my coping mechanism. I had a death wish.

Stephanie let me know right away there would be homework each session . I found he Havening Homework pleasureable. In two sessions (about 5 hours,) my discomfort levels significantly dropped, with only occasional peaks. My life became manageable in a very short time.

I completed my work in several sessions (about 10 hours.) I am totally at peace with past, I am at peace with myself and the abuser; It's as if it no longer matters. Stephanie's work gave me a 'safe haven' from the abuser. I feel safe in my body and safe sharing with you.

I start each day with these techniques; I have feelings daily of love, calmness, joy, and peace and I believe in myself. Due to this work I feel more whole every dy !