The name Shield of Hope comes from two places. Throughout the Bible, God is described as the One whom we put our hope in to shield and protect us. “But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high” Psalm 3:3 and “You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word” Psalm 119:114.

In Peter Levine’s book Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, he states, “Many traumatized people use their shield-equivalent of sensation, or the ‘felt sense,’ to master trauma. The felt sense encompasses the clarity, instinctual power, and fluidity necessary to transform trauma.” People have the power to heal their trauma as they use the ability to feel safe in the counseling setting to shield their vulnerable healing and give them hope for their future.