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Trauma can have profound and lasting impacts on your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Many have experienced chronic trauma throughout their life, which results in a more complex form of PTSD. At its core, trauma results from deeply distressing events that overwhelm one’s ability to cope, leading to feelings of helplessness and a diminished sense of self, where one struggles with feeling the full range of emotions and experiences. This often occurs in contexts of loss of control, betrayal, abuse of power, grief, confusion, and pain. Research supports a multifaceted approach to trauma therapy, combining emotional, cognitive, and somatic techniques to facilitate comprehensive healing.
Signs and Symptoms of Trauma
- Intense Fear
- Overactive Stress Response
- Shock and Denial
- Anger and Irritability
- Guilt and Shame
- Hopelessness
- Emotional Numbness
- Nightmares
- Intrusive Memories
- Confusion, Disorientation, and Dissociation
- Physical Symptoms, such as Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances
- Substance Abuse
- Avoidance and Withdrawal
- Loss of Interest
- Low Self-Esteem
- Trust Issues
- Relationship Troubles
Our Approach to Trauma Therapy
Holistic and Integrative Care: We offer a holistic approach to trauma therapy, integrating mindfulness practices, relaxation techniques, and other complementary therapies to support your healing. This comprehensive approach helps address the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of healing.
Safe and Supportive Environment: Our therapy sessions provide a confidential and non-judgmental space where you can feel safe to explore your thoughts and emotions. Our therapists are trained to create an empathetic and supportive environment, fostering trust and healing.
Trauma-Informed Care: Our clinicians provide trauma-informed care. We are trained to help you work through trauma via a specialized lens without causing retraumatization. We cultivate safety, empowerment, and collaboration within each session. Our clinicians stay up-to-date with the latest trauma research, utilizing the best practices to help you heal.
Personalized Treatment Plans: We understand that each person's experience with trauma is unique. Our therapists work with you to create a personalized treatment plan tailored to your specific needs, goals, and circumstances, ensuring the most effective care. We utilize evidence-based techniques, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing. To learn more about our approaches, click here.
Phases of Trauma Therapy
- Safety and Stabilization: The first phase is focused on creating a sense of safety. If you are facing overwhelming emotions or an unsafe living situation, your therapist will work with you to develop a plan to address these issues. This phase is vital for identifying coping strategies that work for you, which requires patience and practice. Your therapist will help you recognize when you are experiencing heightened stress and develop tools to return to a calmer state, rooting you in the present moment.
- Trauma Processing: Once you feel more stable and can manage daily stressors, you’ll collaborate with your therapist on processing traumatic memories. Therapists utilize various techniques to help you reframe your understanding of past experiences and behaviors. The goal is to help your brain process memories in a way that reduces distress and alters negative self-beliefs. By examining past experiences, you can identify the roots of current challenges, facilitating emotional healing and positive shifts in self-perception.
- Integration: As healing takes place, the focus shifts to integrating these new insights into your life. This phase involves setting new goals and envisioning a future that feels achievable. As you heal, past experiences may exert less influence over you, leading to greater confidence, a clearer sense of purpose, and a sense of belonging. Trauma therapy is a structured approach aimed at helping you regain control and enhance emotional well-being. By navigating these phases, you can expect to build resilience, reshape your self-beliefs, and cultivate a hopeful outlook for the future.
Benefits of Trauma Therapy
- Processing Traumatic Memories
- Reducing Symptoms Therapy
- Restoring a Sense of Safety
- Improving Relationships
- Enhancing Emotional Regulation
- Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Worth