Trailblazing the Way
Speaking the Truth, Smoldering Stigma, Eradicating Shame and Leaving a Trail
Trailblazing Trafficking Survivor
Change Maker
I have come forward. I am a survivor of familial child s*x trafficking, a person living with dissociative identity disorder (DID), consultant, speaker, author, community connector and mentor. I believe there is always hope. For 23 years I worked in mental health. As consultant, inspirational speaker, experiential retreat facilitator, and mentor. I help communities of people step into their truths and find freedom from what’s holding them back. We do this through customized workshops, retreats, and mentorship programs.
I also help communities step into their truth and provide guidance to mental health professionals and programs who want a holistic approach to their treatment plans.
I’m here to break the stigma around trauma, trafficking, and mental health conditions by sharing my advanced understanding and experience as a psychologist, and my personal story as a survivor of extreme trauma and a person living with a highly misunderstood mental health condition.
You can still have joy as you embrace your healing and learn to shine your light!
You can turn your pain into purpose.
I am here to help the community at large!
Services
I am proof there is hope, and I want to release more of it into the world. My goal is to bridge the gap between the professional and the personal because… I’ve lived it. I am on a mission to bring hope, love, and inspiration to the world.
Expert Mental Health Speaker
Elevate understanding. Banish shame. Decrease Stigma!
Uplift and move your audience!
Consultant
Create a realistic lived experience plan for your clients with Dissociation & DID.
Educate your therapy teams.
Empower your clients!
Community Mentorship
Be seen. Be heard. Belong.
Connect with your peers!
As the author of One Soul, Multiple Expressions: POEMS BY THE PARTS, this poetry collection traverses the many stages of healing, and shows how creative expression can teach us how to survive horrific trauma. Even amid darkness, healing is possible. My hope was to bridge the gap between survivors and practitioners, bringing a message of hope that they are not alone. Truth, pain, and beauty reside within these pages.
As such, I’m honored to offer you a look inside the book, with a free download of our poem: Different
**Note: Please read with care. This book is meant for mature audiences given there is mention of trauma and abuse.
Podcast Host & Guest
I am the podcast host of Braving the Way with Dr. Fletch which is transforming into a new podcast called Trailblazing the Way! The new podcast will launch Summer of 2024!! I also enjoying being a guest on podcasts that are aligned with my values to bring hope, guidance and empowerment to your community. I’ll share my expertise and my personal story to unlock understanding and provide value to your listeners.
Author
I am an ongoing contributing writer for the national publication, Psychology Today, and I feel honored to share my story of triumph and resilience as a trauma survivor, and my expert insights in guest columns and articles. I am also the author of One Soul, Multiple Expressions: POEMS BY THE PARTS. I am currently writing a book for New Harbinger Publications: The Experiential Toolboox for Dissociative Identity Disorder. Estimated publication 2025!
You can listen to seasons 1-3 of the Braving the Way Podcast with Dr. Fletcher on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! I share bi weekly episodes with you, bringing on experts in the mental health community, colleagues, artists, authors, and friends - all of us either living with DID, or helping to break the stigma surrounding DID and serving the community. Thank you for being here.
APPLE PODCASTS
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You can listen to interviews I’ve done on other shows below! Take a moment to listen in and support these other amazing podcasters!
Dr. Adrian Fletcher
I am a licensed psychologist, consultant, expert mental health speaker, and author.
I want to share my journey of resiliency and healing from trauma as both a person and a professional with lived experience with dissociative identities. I help individuals and communities break the myths and stigmas surrounding mental health challenges. I want to share my story of recovery to bring hope and inspiration to others; to share the message that you are not alone, regardless of your diagnosable condition. I offer a unique perspective — from both the lens of a client and that of a therapist. People deserve to be seen, heard, and validated, and that is the perspective I bring to everything I do.
My passion is providing consultation and education to other therapists, private practices, and facilities to unlock challenges and empower them to help their clients from a holistic perspective. I enjoy speaking to groups of people inside and outside of the mental health community to motivate, educate, and inspire them to discover their purposes and achieve their dreams.
I believe all things are possible and I want people to shine and live the life they are wholeheartedly meant to live. I strive to serve the collective community with vulnerability, transparency and authenticity. I believe these are the necessary ingredients to create a safer and more enjoyable world for all of us because there is no “health” without mental health.
“No one can dim your light without your permission”
-The Adrienne & Co. System
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