Vanessa Pruitt, MS, LIMHP, CPC

Vanessa Pruitt, MS, LIMHP, CPC, is a trauma therapist, writer, and educator specializing in complex PTSD, attachment, and play-based interventions. She is the founder of Seven Stones Mental Health and co-owner of Alfrey & Pruitt Counseling, where she supports children, teens, and adults through expressive, trauma-informed care. Vanessa integrates EMDR, sandtray, and attachment-focused approaches in her work and is completing credentials toward Registered Play Therapist and EMDRIA certification. With a background as a certified birth doula and a passion for making healing accessible, she writes and teaches on the intersection of trauma, neurodevelopment, and story-based therapy.

What is a blessingway ceremony

What is a Blessingway Ceremony and How to Plan One

A blessingway is a wonderful way of welcoming and celebrating a woman’s passage through pregnancy into motherhood. It is a unique gathering of close friends of the mother-to-be. Unlike a baby shower which focuses on the baby, a bessingway is about honoring the mother-to-be. Blessingways are a spiritual celebration that usually include spiritual or religious…

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