Imagine
Pro-Choice Abortion Resolution Work
Charlotte Taft & Shelley Oram
PO Box 428, Glorieta, NM 87535
Reach our voice mail at any time 505-757-2991

Phone consultation with individual patients, before or after abortion
Consultation with clinic staff
Staff training in abortion resolution work
Teambuilding, conflict resolution, stress management
Preparation/review of materials, brochures, forms, etc.
Creation of in-house video / audio tapes

E-Mail us for more information at taftoram@cybermesa.com



When it just doesn't feel right... and you want peace of mind...

IMAGINE offers patients affordable, pro-choice counseling to assist them with ambivalent or unresolved feelings.

We each have times in our lives when we need help to sort things out. Whether you are pregnant and trying to come to a decision that feels right; have had an abortion in the past that feels unresolved; or just have issues in your life you can't seem to handle, we can help.

Abortion resolution counseling: We have many years experience working in an abortion clinic, and helping women work through their feelings so that they could make a decision they could live with and feel whole with. It is wonderful when this work can be done before an abortion, but this work can help bring resolution and peace after abortion as well. We use traditional methods of exploring feelings and experiences, including writing exercises, and the use of guided imagery and hypnotherapy. Explorations of feelings about life and death, grief, forgiveness, and spiritual issues are often important pieces of this resolution work. This work requires courage, honesty, and a willingness to work through pain into healing. We know that each woman has the ability to find peace with her choices if she is willing.

Our counseling is done over the phone, and we have a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends. This process typically takes from one to three hours. We provide a free half hour consultation to help you determine whether you would like to work with us.

Short-term habit changes or decision-making counseling: We offer short term hypnotherapy over the phone to assist you in making changes in your life. Such changes could include, messiness and organization; lateness; weight issues; procrastination; financial fears; self-sabotage; shyness; some issues of anger; etc. In a short process we can shift the very foundation that creates these behaviors which allows you to live differently in an easy and effortless way.

Ongoing therapy: If you have come to a time in your life when you want to work through the patterns that you keep repeating that donšt work; or when you are simply tired of the life you have been living and ready to create something new, we can provide ongoing work for as short or as long as you want over the phone.

As abortion counselors we have all had patients who stay on our mind. It is that nagging feeling that she wasn't quite ready...yet you had asked all the right questions and heard all the right answers. Many studies have been done about the emotional/psychological after effects of abortion. We know that at least 90% of abortion patients seem to handle their decision about abortion well. Yet up to 10% have a more difficult time.

We have simple tools to assist counselors to identify possible unresolved issues, and to assist patients in coming to resolution so that they can feel whole with whatever decision they make. We provide tools to enable clinic staff to screen for possible emotional problems just as you use blood pressure, temperature, sonogram, HCT, medical history, etc. to screen for possible medical problems.

Through nearly two decades of work in abortion services, and working with colleagues all over the country, IMAGINE has created resources for clinics, counselors, individual women, and their families. We can consult with patients directly, or with clinic staff to provide training and problem solving. We use traditional methods of exploring feelings and experiences, including various writing exercises, and guided imagery. In our experience, exploration of feelings about life and death, grief, forgiveness, and spiritual issues are often critical pieces of this resolution work. This work requires courage, honesty, and a commitment to working through pain into healing. We believe that each woman--each person--has the capacity to do this work if s/he is willing. We act as guides. The patient has the answers to create healing, resolution, and empowerment. Isn't it time for us to create an honest, powerful conversation about abortion without blame or shame?

IMAGINE offers consultation over the phone for patients and clinic staff. The work typically takes one to three hours, and is charged at $25/hour on an hourly basis with payment through a major credit card. The work can usually be accomplished in 2-4 hours. We are working to create a sense of ownership / peace / resolution about whatever decision a woman makes or has made. Consultation is also available with men and other family members. We also offer in-service training.

Charlotte Taft
was the founder and director of the Routh Street Women's Clinic in Dallas Texas.
She pioneered Abortion Resolution Counseling and works with women and clinics nationally.

Shelley Oram
is a trainer, personal coach, workshop facilitator, and co-creator of IMAGINE Workshops.
Ms. Oram works with clinic staffs and individuals nation-wide.


For more information
Abortion Resolution Workbook
Patient Self-Test
Information for Clinic Staffs
Clinic References


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