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What is the Fawn Response?

Stephanie A. F. Saunders, MEd, LMHC

May 1, 2023

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What is the fawn response?

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The fawn response is a trauma response, in which someone might be described as being very compliant with whatever the situation or person may be calling them to do as a means of survival. So, instead of fighting or running away, the person will just simply doing what they are being told to do or doing what they feel that they need to do in order to survive. Feign is another layer of that or a reframing of that where a person might be seeming compliant or going along with what is being asked of them or demanded of them, but with some intention for trying to control the situation.

 

This Ask the Expert is an edited excerpt from the webinar,  ACEs and a Trauma-informed Lens, presented by Stephanie A. F. Saunders, MEd, LMHC


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Stephanie A. F. Saunders, MEd, LMHC

Stephanie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor that has used her clinical experience to better prepare employees working in the human services field to support the people they serve and have more effective working relationships. Stephanie’s clinical experience includes private practice, working with juvenile sex offenders, and supporting an ACT Team in Washington, DC. Stephanie transitioned into an administrative role, which led to facilitating employee orientation programs. While in this role, Stephanie discovered a passion for supporting the clinical and professional development of employees operating in a field that often begins as a trial by fire. Stephanie currently serves as a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor in Buffalo, NY, where she continues to connect employees with the resources they need to be successful in their roles with clients and team members, as well as building mental health programming.


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