
Second Generation Therapy™
A soul-centered path for those who inherited silence, shame, or self-abandonment—
and are ready to pass forward something different.
This is not where the story ends.
It’s where your voice begins.
What Is Second Generation Therapy?
Second Generation Therapy™ is a trauma-informed, soul-centered approach to healing the emotional patterns you inherited—and reclaiming the truth you want to pass forward.
It was created for the ones who:
• Grew up walking on eggshells, managing chaos,
or shrinking themselves to stay safe.
• Were told to be “good,” “quiet,” “easy,” or “grateful”—
even when it cost them their voice.
• Are now realizing they were never broken—
they were just surviving.
This work honors the ache of what you never got.
And it dares to ask:
What if your healing becomes the legacy?
This page is a reflection of a therapeutic philosophy—not a substitute for therapy.
If you're interested in working together, please visit the Reclaiming Your Voice or Contact pages.
What Makes It Different?
Unlike traditional therapy that focuses on symptom management or “fixing” the self,
Second Generation Therapy™ begins with a deeper truth:
You are not a problem to solve.
You are a soul remembering its voice.
This approach blends deep emotional healing with soul-attunement.
It invites you to:
↠ Reclaim your story without shame
↠ Explore what safety actually feels like in your nervous system
↠ Reconnect with the self that’s been waiting beneath the conditioning
↠ Discover who you are beyond the roles you played to survive
This isn’t about returning to who you were.
It’s about becoming who you were always meant to be.
And yet even with all this knowing, you may still wonder:
Is this for me?
Is This for You?
Second Generation Therapy™ might resonate if you:
• Feel like you inherited emotional burdens you can’t quite name
• Struggle with self-trust, people-pleasing, or shrinking in relationships
• Are ready to move from survival mode into soulful, intentional living
• Know there’s more for you—but fear reclaiming it will cost you your relationships
This is for the cycle-breakers.
The gentle rebels.
The ones who whisper—or roar:
“The patterns stop with me.
And so does the silence.”
What Healing Looks Like
Healing through this lens often feels like:
• Feeling the ground beneath you—for the first time
• Letting a long-held truth rise in your throat—and finally speaking it
• Holding your past self with compassion instead of blame
• Naming what hurt, so you no longer carry it in secret
• Learning to breathe again—not just in your lungs, but in your life
This isn’t quick-fix healing.
It’s slow, sacred reclamation.
And the beauty of it?
Every choice you make in truth reshapes what comes after.
Want to Go Deeper?
🌀 Free Reflection PDF – Coming Soon
Breaking the Pattern: A Soul-Centered Reflection on Second Generation Healing
Inside:
— Gentle journaling prompts
— Tiny Things entries that speak to legacy and voice
— A grounding breath practice for when the work feels big
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A Final Core Truth
You are not the wounds you inherited.
You are the one who gets to choose what lives on.
Let that truth echo.
Let it be your trail marker home.

For Therapists, Healers & Space Holders
If you’re a therapist, coach, or practitioner who feels the call of this work—you’re not alone.
Second Generation Therapy™ offers a soul-centered, trauma-informed framework for working with clients who:
• Carry inherited emotional patterns they can’t quite name
• Struggle with self-trust, voice, or legacy
• Are seeking more than symptom reduction—they’re seeking reclamation
Whether you're new to the work or decades into the field, this approach can help you:
↠ Integrate legacy and lineage into the therapeutic process
↠ Hold space for shame, silence, and survival stories with compassion
↠ Invite transformation through story, nervous system wisdom, and soul-attunement
This is not about performing healing.
It’s about embodying it—so your presence becomes the offering.
Want to Bring This Work Into Your Practice?
Second Generation Therapy™ will soon offer:
• Clinician workshops
• One-on-one consultation
• Licensing opportunities for the full SGT framework
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We heal through presence, not performance.
And when therapists reclaim their voice, they make it safer for others to do the same.
Copyright & Integration Links
Second Generation Therapy™ is a protected framework created by Trista Galvin, LAC.
All rights reserved.
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Guided by myth. Rooted in soul.
Patron of Return.