Welcome! I’m Ava Dasya Rasa, MSW, MA, LCSW-C. I am a Transpersonal Neuro-Psychotherapist, Author, Speaker and the Founder & CEO of Dragonfly Trauma Counseling Center, LLC. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Certified Brainspotting Trauma Therapist & CIT/Consultant, and a Trauma-Sensitive Certified Mindfulness Therapist (MBRP). I am intensively trained in EMDR, Grief & Bereavement Recovery, DBT, Somatic Attachment Therapy, Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse, Contemplative Spirituality & Renewal. I work with developmental trauma, complex traumas, dissociative and attachment trauma injuries, and parts & inner child healing, complicated grief, and post-traumatic spirituality.
I hold two graduate degrees: a Masters in Social Work and a Master of Arts in Theology. In addition, I hold a graduate Certificate from Vanderbilt Divinity School in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality. I help you heal from trauma, using brain-body system therapies, supported and informed by adjunct neuro-experiential therapies, such as: Brainspotting and Parts work for Religious Trauma, Grief Recovery (acute, complex & prolonged grief), and Post-Traumatic Spirituality Renewal.
I respect all forms of diversity and work from a lens of compassionate curiosity, collaboration, openness, and presence. Please reach out today!
Dragonfly Trauma Counseling Center is dedicated in memory of my beloved mother, who survived many traumas in this life with resilience and learned to flourish through visible kindness, simple joy, and heartfelt gratitude.
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