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Chapter 10

Debriefing With the Wheel of Healing

The first time I read about what I now call The
Wheel of Healing was in Dr. Karin Huffer's book

Legal Abuse Syndrome. The late Dr. Huffer was a
Marriage and Family Therapist and a Forensic
Psychologist who developed an 8-step process to
help her clients, victims of Legal Abuse. One of the

steps is “Debriefing.”

If you have never been caught in protracted
litigation, you may wonder what Legal Abuse

Syndrome is about. It is a particular form of PTS(D),
associated with the stress of drawn-out litigations,
court abuse and bureaucratic bungling. Legal

Abuse Syndrome has been linked to health
problems, often of an intangible nature, which cost
millions of dollars in healthcare in the United
States. This special debriefing helps victims explore

facts, feelings, and losses.

In my own practice, I noticed that many clients had
a tough time separating facts from feelings. I used

Dr. Huffer's process to help them deconstruct an

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