My Story: From Personal Healing to Helping Others Transform Their Lives
Growing up with an alcoholic mother profoundly shaped both who I became and the direction my life would eventually take. Like many children raised in difficult and unpredictable environments, I became a rescuer—always trying to ease the pain around me and make things better for others.
That instinct naturally led me into a career as a psychotherapist, where I spent more than 30 years helping people work through trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and life's many challenges.
Over time, my own journey taught me something that changed the way I understood counseling—and people. I came to realize that effective counseling isn't about rescuing people or trying to fix them. It's about helping them rediscover the strength, wisdom, and authentic self that have always been within them. That realization transformed not only my own life, but also the way I have worked with every client ever since.
A New Understanding of Lasting Change
For more than 30 years, I had the privilege of helping people navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and life's many challenges as a psychotherapist, including my final decade working with veterans experiencing severe PTSD at a VA hospital.
As I worked with clients over the years, I came to realize that understanding why we suffer is often only the beginning. Many people gain valuable insight into their struggles, yet still feel held back by limiting beliefs and the emotional charge left behind by painful life experiences.
That realization inspired me to explore transformational approaches that help people create deeper, more lasting change—not by denying the past, but by transforming the limiting beliefs and emotional patterns it left behind.
Today, I combine more than three decades of clinical experience with approaches such as PSYCH-K®, Body Code™, Emotion Code™, and TOLPAKAN Healing to help people identify and release limiting beliefs and emotional charge so they can reconnect with the truth of who they are.
My Mission
My mission is simple:
To help people transform the limiting beliefs and emotional patterns created by painful life experiences so they can rediscover who they truly are.
I believe every person possesses an innate capacity for healing, resilience, and growth.
When we release what the past has taught us to believe about ourselves—and the emotional charge those experiences still carry—we create space for greater peace, healthier relationships, renewed confidence, and a deeper sense of freedom.
Why I Do This Work
Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of witnessing remarkable transformations.
I've seen people move:
From despair to hope.
From fear to confidence.
From self-doubt to self-worth.
From surviving to truly living.
Those experiences continue to remind me why I do this work.
No matter what has happened in your past, it does not have to define your future.
I believe that when we release what no longer serves us, we don't become someone new—we rediscover who we have been all along.
What I Believe About Every Person
Many people come to me believing they are defined by what has happened to them.
I don't believe that's true.
Before fear...
Before pain...
Before limiting beliefs...
You already possessed everything essential.
Your worth was never created by success.
It has never been diminished by failure.
It has never depended on another person's approval.
Those painful experiences may have changed what you believe about yourself...
but they did not change who you truly are.
The work we do together is not about becoming someone new.
It is about rediscovering the truth of who you have always been.
Hear More of My Story
If you'd like to learn more about my journey, the philosophy that guides my work, and my approach to lasting personal transformation, I invite you to watch the interviews below.
Can you change the subconscious beliefs that shape your life? In this interview with a physician, Ron Schlegel explains how PSYCH-K® helps identify and transform limiting subconscious beliefs that may contribute to stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and self-sabotaging patterns. Learn how the subconscious mind influences your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and discover why changing subconscious beliefs can create lasting personal transformation.
Learn more about Ron Schlegel, PSYCH-K®, and transformational coaching at RiseAboveTrauma.com. Schedule a free Strategy Call to discover whether this approach is right for you.
Can you train your brain for greater success and happiness? In this interview, Ron Schlegel shares how subconscious beliefs shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—and how changing those beliefs can lead to lasting transformation. Learn how PSYCH-K®, the subconscious mind, neuroplasticity, emotional healing, and personal growth can help you overcome limiting beliefs, heal from trauma, reduce stress, and create a more joyful, fulfilling life.
The results reported may not necessarily occur in all individuals. Consult your physician or other certified health care provider for any medical or mental health concern before using any protocols or before making any changes in prescribed medications or treatment protocols.