Trauma Therapy
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What is Trauma?
You may have experienced deeply distressing or disturbing events that cause ongoing suffering. Trauma can be anything that suddenly disrupts your sense of well-being.
Therapists often describe trauma in terms of overt or covert trauma. Overt trauma often includes experiences such as violence, rape, assault, near or actual death experiences – or witnessing them.
Experiences such as physical or emotional neglect by a parent or growing up in a dysfunctional household can be traumatic and affect your sense of self and even your sense of reality in future relationships.
Standing in front of a class in junior high and being mocked or laughed at by your peers can be traumatic and subconsciously influence your work performance or perceptions of yourself around others.
No matter how big or small, trauma may need to be processed before we are to heal and become the fullest versions of ourselves – the version that once felt free, full, and alive. Not the anxious, numb, detached, or isolated version.
There’s a better way to live.
Do I need help for trauma?
If your current emotional state is negatively affected by something that happened in the past, you could benefit from trauma therapy, such as EMDR.
There is a common myth that if you’re “strong” you can survive trauma without asking for help. When we suppress trauma, it can affect our lives in a multitude of ways we’re not always aware of. We may find ourselves blurring boundaries, people-pleasing, acting aggressively, drinking or numbing in other ways, distrusting others, or subtly sabotaging ourselves and our relationships.
Unresolved trauma can affect the way we see ourselves and the world around us.
“3 in 10 people who aren’t in therapy say that it’s because they don’t believe their problems are “big enough” to need professional help.”
In fact, whenever clients discuss their issues of anxiety or trauma, they often minimize their own experiences and the impact it has had on their lives.
32% say...
Paradoxically, many therapists agree it’s those who could benefit the most from therapy who never seek therapy.
Who does trauma affect?
It has been estimated that 70% of adults in the U.S. have experienced trauma. Not only does trauma affect the individual, it affects those who have witnessed another’s trauma (vicarious trauma), and those in a relationship with someone suffering from the effects of trauma. You are not alone.
What are trauma symptoms?
Trauma can affect us in various, and even subtle, ways including:
- Anxiety
- Dread
- Anger
- Fear
- Panic / Anxiety attacks
- Rumination
- Nightmares
- Feeling “on edge”
- Guilt and shame
- Low self-esteem
- Lapses in memory
- Psychological projection
- Loneliness or isolation
- Feeling disconnected or numb
- People-pleasing
- Painful memories
- Codependency
- Recurring flashbacks
- Feeling sad or hopeless
- Difficulty with boundaries
- Problematic relationship patterns
- Numbing through food, sex, gaming
- Problematic drinking or substance use
- Difficulty with focus and concentration
- Attraction to emotionally unavailable partners
- Avoiding people or situations that make you feel uncomfortable
- Feeling socially awkward
- Perfectionism
Sometimes, trauma can be caused by:
- Our childhood home environment
- Emotional or physical neglect
- Abandonment / absent parents
- Verbal / emotional abuse
- Hyper-critical parents
- Health / medical issues
- Difficult breakups
- Accidents
- Sudden loss
- Narcissistic abuse from partner or parent
- Religious in nature
- Witnessing or experiencing violence
- Witnessing or experiencing medical or health issues
- Rape, sexual assault, or sexual inappropriateness
- Teasing, bullying, controlling, or shaming
- Unmet needs
- Racism & sexism
- Resource Scarcity
What is trauma therapy?
Trauma therapy will help you gain insight into your past, understand your triggers, and find healing. We will utilize an integrative approach using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This approach will help you address your pain from the cognitive/behavioral level with CBT and engage in deeper processing with EMDR. Trauma therapy will equip you with coping skills through mindfulness training. This approach to trauma therapy is evidence-based, which means these therapeutic approaches are shown to be effective through repeated academic trials.
When will I start feeling better?
You will be given powerful tools to begin using as soon as your first session. Many people report experiencing some relief as soon as their first appointment is scheduled because they know they’re no longer alone in their pain.
Help is on the way.
Let’s get you the answers and tools you need to reclaim your life.
What now?
If you’re ready to stop letting your past dictate your present.