LCSW, CCTP-II , CAP
A Licensed Therapist, Certified Complex Trauma Expert & Transformational Coach
Trish French
When you’ve lived through deep emotional pain, you don’t just understand trauma—You carry it.
I know that feeling intimately.
Because I’ve lived it, too.
It lingers in the tightness of your chest, in the tension in your body,
in the smile you wear while your heart quietly aches inside.
You’ve learned to survive by doing —working harder, pushing further, carrying more.
You silence your voice to keep the peace.
You carry everyone else’s burdens while your own heart goes unseen.
And living through it all can leave you feeling split in two:
the version of you the world sees, and the version you keep hidden.
You stay busy to avoid the stillness.
You keep moving. You keep performing.
You stay composed and in control—because slowing down means facing the pain you’ve buried for years.
Because vulnerability never felt safe.
Because rest feels like weakness.
Because somewhere along the way, you were taught that your worth depended on how much you could do, fix or carry.
I know what it’s like to wonder if peace is even possible.
I know how trauma quietly chips away at your self-worth, destroys relationships and leaves you feeling numb, disconnected and deeply alone.
For much of my life, I carried the invisible weight of being my parents’ emotional companion—stepping into a role far beyond my years.
I grew up in a home where love and chaos coexisted.
Where trauma wasn’t acknowledged—but was always present.
Where unhealed pain shaped every interaction.
Like so many, my parents were shaped by their own unhealed wounds—abandonment, emotional neglect, narcissistic dynamics and childhood sexual abuse.
They did the best they could, deeply wanting to love and protect…
but they had never experienced love that felt truly safe, grounded or emotionally attuned.
And without ever meaning to, their pain was quietly passed down to me.
They were survivors.
And in many ways, so was I.
The care, compassion and connection I offer my clients isn’t something I learned from a textbook—it's lived experience.
There was no room for softness.
No model for healthy emotional expression.
No space to simply be a child.
I became the overachiever.
The fixer.
The one who smiled through the pain.
But beneath the polished surface lived a sadness I couldn’t name.
A childhood marked by emotional overwhelm, constant criticism, unpredictable outbursts and sexual abuse.
I carried shame for the pain I endured, guilt for the ways I hurt others while trying to protect myself and fear that something inside me was permanently broken.
On the outside, I appeared to be thriving.
But inside, I was quietly suffering—disconnected from joy, from my body and from my soul.
And no one ever knew.
Behind the calm, composed exterior was a deeply sensitive, anxious little girl—
trying to make sense of a world that didn’t feel safe.
Never shown how to feel without fear.
How to rest without guilt.
How to speak without shrinking.
You smile on the outside, but deep down there’s a quiet loneliness.
A disconnection from who you are.
A longing to be held, to be seen, to just be.
You’re exhausted from repeating the same painful cycles.
You want to feel grounded in your body.
Safe in your relationships.
Heard without fear.
We learned to survive—brilliantly.
But survival is not the same as living.
Most of all—you want to come home to yourself.
So many of us were never taught what safe love feels like.
If you’re here, chances are you’ve already tried everything.
Therapy. Coaching. Meditation. Courses. Books. Retreats.
You’ve done the work. You’ve shown up. You’ve tried to heal.
And yet… something still feels stuck.
There’s a heaviness in your chest. A disconnection you can’t quite explain.
A quiet ache that whispers, “There has to be more than this.”
Maybe you’re quietly asking yourself:
- "“Why do I still feel anxious, triggered or emotionally numb?”
- “Why do I keep attracting relationships that leave me feeling unseen or unworthy?”
- “Why am I still so hard on myself?”
- “What’s wrong with me?”
Let me gently say:
There is nothing wrong with you.
That’s why I created Nouvelle Amour.
You are not broken—you are carrying pain that was never yours to begin with. And here, in this sacred space, we begin the powerful process of releasing it... so you can finally return home to yourself.
Because chances are, you’ve never been given the kind of deep, embodied healing
that goes beyond talking—
that reaches into your nervous system, your inner child, your soul.
The kind of healing that doesn’t just make sense in your mind…
It’s something your body feels.
Safe.
Soft.
Present.
Home.
This retreat was born from my own healing journey—
the program I so desperately needed, but couldn’t find.
Because under the pain, the fear and the chaos—there’s still a part of you that longs to:
Here, you’re not just another client.
You are seen. You are honored. You are deeply held.
This is not about fixing you.
It’s about remembering who you truly are beneath the pain:
Whole. Worthy. Radiant.
Together, we’ll walk into the darkest rooms of your story—
not to relive the pain, but to reclaim the power you left behind.
You’ll learn how to listen to your body with compassion.
How to set boundaries without guilt.
How to grieve without drowning.
How to love without losing yourself.
You’ll finally rest. You’ll finally exhale. You’ll finally feel safe inside your own body.
Gently. Deeply. Compassionately.
At Nouvelle Amour, we do things differently.
- Be seen, heard and understood without judgment.
- Experience love that feels nourishing, safe and soul-deep.
- Break the cycles that hurt you—and become the one who heals them.
- Let go of shame, guilt and fear… and step into your truth.
- Reconnect with your inner child, your purpose, your power.
I'M READY!
You don’t have to walk this path alone anymore.
Where your most radiant, whole self is finally invited to rise.
Welcome to Nouvelle Amour.
