Our Name
We are often asked where the name “Valor Institute” originated.
It comes from the courage clients, family/support members and therapists alike must have to overcome DID/DDNOS. It is a daunting task and it is often made harder by the isolation many of our dissociative peers face every day.
We hope to overcome that isolation and enhance the entire healing process with compassion and care for our peer communities and therapists alike.
While the word Valor means courage, it also means something else. Courage along this journey to self is often reflected in these things:
- V...............Victory found in
- A...............acceptance of self by
- L...............living for today
- O...............overcoming yesterday and
- R...............reclaiming tomorrow
That's what Valor means. It is our hope these things will resonate for every client (peer) with the compassion and care we find in community support for one another and connection to those who have blessed our journeys.
We are therapists, family, friends, businesses and organizations working together to overcome dissociative disorders emanating from childhood trauma and abuse.
