Richard E. La Fleur

After completing my graduate studies at the University of West Georgia and a post-doctoral at the College of the Holy Cross, I am an Assistant Professor at the University of West Georgia.  As a Phenomenologist, I study the lived experiences of veterans and other sectors of society (such as healthcare workers and first responders), looking at Moral Injury and addressing the injury of the soul and beginning the conversation of healing for the Suffering Soul.  Moral Injury seems to be a psycho-spiritual and relational issue that can be addressed directly by broaching the topic of Mattering.

One of the multimodal systems I use for trauma and healing is Therapeutic Enactment.  Therapeutic Enactment uses various forms of psychotherapy to help clients work through deep emotional and psychological issues. It includes role-playing, improvisation, and other dramatic techniques to recreate situations from the client's past or present in a safe and supportive environment.  Finally, through the power of journaling and taking time to express on paper, the thoughts, ideas, concepts, and feelings that we experience every day, many people find it to be liberating and can be a source of healing the soul.