{"id":2122,"date":"2022-05-09T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:02:44","slug":"understanding-grief-and-trauma-with-veronica-bratcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/understanding-grief-and-trauma-with-veronica-bratcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Grief and Trauma with Veronica Bratcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23003246\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3a44a9\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veronica earned her Master\u2019s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling She is an independently licensed therapist in three states, including Utah, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. She has been an active member in the adoption and counseling field, working with adults and youth with a specialty in grief, trauma, and behavior challenges.\u00a0 She is an adoptive mother who has experienced first hand the challenges that youth can struggle with and has a personal investment in healing. She is the Clinical\u00a0Director and program creator for Wildflower Mountain Ranch, a treatment program for early adolescent girls. 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