Trauma Recovery

I would be honored to help you heal and rebuild after trauma.

Trauma can be any event that exceeded your capacity to cope.

The lasting impacts of trauma can weave their way into the very fabric of your being, often extending far beyond the event. These experiences can leave imprints on emotional regulation, how you perceive yourself and others, and even your physical health. The effects can linger for years, sometimes decades, influencing relationships, career paths, and overall life satisfaction if not addressed with understanding and care.

The effects of trauma can look like unwanted upsetting memories, flashbacks, nightmares, emotional distress, negative thoughts and beliefs about self, the world and others, hypervigilance, anger, aggression, isolation, loss of interest, difficulty concentrating and physical reactivity.

I support you on multiple levels including your triggers, memories, beliefs, emotions, and your nervous system/physical responses.

For those interested in EMDR therapy click here.

Essential Ingredients to Trauma Therapy

Being believed by your therapist.
A compassionate and empathetic therapist.
Not feeling pushed or rushed.
Feeling safe in therapy.
Feeling your therapist is emotionally attuned and respects your boundaries.
Feeling your therapist has the skills to offer you the support you need.
Feeling understood and validated.
Sharing about parts of therapy you like and do not like so changes are made to best fit you.

The Phases of Trauma Therapy

Building Safety, Calming and Coping Skills.
Processing Trauma Material to Bring Healing (this will look different for each person depending on level of comfort and level of recall).
Future Plans for Growth (Post Traumatic Thriving)..

Types of Trauma

Betrayal

Being betrayed by a loved one where trust is broken.

Single Event

Examples may include a car accident, tornado, death of a loved one, bullying, or physical, sexual assault, or financial crisis.

Complex

Repetitive harm, multiple events.

Developmental (childhood)

Chronic family trauma during childhood. This might include having a parent with mental illness or substance abuse, losing a parent, witnessing domestic violence, emotional neglect, not having the basic necessities, and or direct verbal, physical, spiritual or sexual abuse.

Relational (adulthood)

Relationships based on manipulation, gaslighting, control, exploitation, deception, coercion, fear, obligation, guilt or trauma bonds (includes narcissistic abuse, physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual and sexual forms of abuse).

Traumatic Grief

A traumatic reaction after a death where responses are severe or prolonged and interfere with daily functioning.