Vault of Secrets: Trama Reflection Workbook

Trauma changes the way we see ourselves, others, and the world.

Anna Lenoir is a Fine Art graduate and emotional-illustration creator whose work is used by therapists, educators, and emotional-wellness professionals to support reflection, clarity, and grounding through imagery.

This workbook creates a private interior room where those hidden reactions can finally be named, explored, and understood — without pressure, judgment, or interpretation.

The Vault of Secrets: Trauma Reflection Workbook is built on a simple truth:People spot their own emotional truth faster in an illustration than in a question.

Each page presents an emotional portrait from the Vault of Secrets — expressive artwork mirroring the shock, confusion, and fragmentation trauma often leaves behind. Instead of being told what to feel, the reader responds in their own words:

• What emotion do you see?

• Why does this expression feel familiar?

• What memory does this face pull forward?

• Where does this emotion live inside you?

This process gently reveals the stories and beliefs shaped by trauma — but the interpretation always comes from the reader, not the book.

HOW COUNSELORS USE THIS WORKBOOK

This tool supports therapy without offering clinical advice. Counselors use it in two ways:1. Independent Use (client works alone)

The client selects an illustration and writes freely about what they see. Their words often reveal emotional triggers, past hurts, attachment wounds, freeze-state thinking, hidden fear, and identity disruptions. Bringing these pages to session gives the counselor a clearer view of the client’s inner landscape — described entirely in the client’s own language.2. Side-by-Side Use (client + counselor)

Together they explore one illustration at a time. The counselor may ask:

• “What emotion comes up for you here?”

• “Why this image today?”

• “What story does this remind you of?”

• “Where have you seen this expression in your life?”

The image becomes the bridge; the writing becomes the map.WHAT MAKES THIS WORKBOOK DIFFERENT

It does not tell readers what they’re feeling.

It does not interpret or diagnose.

It does not explain psychology.

Instead, it uses visual projection and self-authored meaning to help individuals see themselves clearly — often for the first time. This is emotional discovery, not instruction.WHO THIS WORKBOOK IS FOR

• trauma survivors

• individuals exploring their emotional past

• people navigating shock or dissociation

• adults recovering from relational trauma

• therapy clients

• counselors and wellness professionals

• support groups

• journaling communities

• anyone seeking honest emotional clarityABOUT THE ARTWORK

This volume is anchored by the portrait Bewilderment — the stunned, searching expression trauma often imprints on the body. It is not meant to be beautiful; it is meant to be true. Every illustration acts as a mirror. Every written response becomes a doorway back to the self.A SAFE WAY TO BEGIN HEALING

You don’t have to explain everything at once.

You don’t have to relive anything you’re not ready for.

You simply begin with one image…

one interpretation…

one truth at a time.

The Vault of Secrets is your shelter.

The writing is your voice.