Trauma Therapy

Trauma is defined as a deeply disturbing, threatening or scary event – everything from sexual assault, war, and violence, to car accidents or other incidents that could cause loss of life. Symptoms of experiencing a trauma may include severe anxiety, anger, nightmares, trouble sleeping, flashbacks to the event, frightening thoughts, avoidance of situations or places, feeling on edge and/or being easily startled. It is not at all uncommon for people who go through something traumatic to have temporary difficulty coping and acute symptoms, but with time, they usually get better. However, if the symptoms last longer than a month, get worse rather than better and affect your ability to function, you may need help. When you are suffering in the aftermath of a trauma, it might feel like you'll never get your life back. The good news is that it can be treated. Trauma therapy will help to improve your symptoms, teach you the skills you need to deal with your trauma and help to build your self-esteem. Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s trauma therapy experts today.

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Trauma can impact people in a variety of ways, some more apparent than others. I do my best to create a safe environment where clients can process trauma at an appropriate pace. While at times this may involve discussing the traumatic event or events, interventions such as mindfulness and somatic interventions can be just as (if not more) effective in increasing feeling of safety in one's body.

— Andrew Davis, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in , CA

30 years of working with trauma grounded in theoretical understandings of van der Kolk and other trauma theorists. Integrating an understanding of how structured beliefs, emotional sequences, internal and external triggers, and the compartmentalization of experience form trauma responses. Using techniques from meditation (noticing one's experience) to build meta positions, using dialogic approaches to build connections and update knowledge between compartmentalized ways of being in the world.

— Donald Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX
 

The trauma-response is not solely experienced by victim's of physical violence or abuse. Relationships and events from childhood on up, can leave an imprint in the body and mind that continues to impact people in the present. Through the use of effective trauma-informed treatment approaches in a supportive therapeutic relationship, clients can begin to process, reintegrate and heal from traumas, both current and past.

— Jennifer Bearden, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Trauma happens at the deep brain level and in the body's sensory level. Using Lifespan Integration Therapy (L.I.) (at times combining it with Hypnotherapy), the work we do happens at the neuro-network level. That is where change has to happen in order to become permanent healing. L.I. is a non-invasive, non-traumatic way to lessen and alleviate the painful symptoms that trauma brings.

— Rebecca Waterston, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Kirkland, WA
 

Trauma can have a big impact on your life, but it doesn't have to be the whole story. Trauma-focused therapy provides a place to process past memories, make new meaning from your experiences, and move forward with a greater sense of confidence and ease. Connecting with your body and present moment sensations is a key part of this process that will help you cope now while also laying the foundation for a strong and joyful future.

— Lauren Pass Erickson, Psychotherapist in Boulder, CO

Trauma-focused therapy focuses on processing traumatic events to decrease the avoidance of the trauma, as well as, the people, places, thoughts, feelings, and memories related to the trauma. With a supportive therapist, trauma survivors can retrieve those repressed emotions and memories in a relaxed state through psychoeducation, relaxation techniques, in-vivo exposure, and discussing future safety measures.

— Amanda Chavez, Licensed Professional Counselor in Hoboken, NJ
 

I utilize Trauma-Based-Cognitive Behavioral therapy to help someone healthily process their trauma and learn healthier coping strategies and techniques.

— Leah Zeitz, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in ,

I practice Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. EMDR is a is a type of trauma therapy that allows your brain to go over the details of past events that still affect you. You don’t need to have PTSD to get help from EMDR! EMDR is “three pronged”—it’s focused on the past, present, and future. We want to target the past memories and events, current triggers you’re experiencing now, and how you’d like to respond to these triggers in the future.

— Tracy Vadakumchery, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New York, NY
 

I have spent the majority of my career as a mental health professional working with people from trauma. This is where my heart has always been. I utilize a number of approaches with the intention of meeting the unique needs of my clients. I am seeing children, youth and adults who are survivors and those who are apart of their world (e.g. foster and adoptive parents; sibs of foster and adoptive children and youth).

— Jennifer Durbin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Fullerton, CA

Most mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and disordered eating can be traced back to a history of trauma which may include a singular event or a life time of distressing events. Trauma therapy aims to help resolve traumas from childhood (e.g. abuse, bullying, or violence), adulthood (e.g. relationship trauma, sexual assault), as well as tragic losses, infidelity, and accidents.

— Lalo Rivera, Licensed Professional Counselor in San Antonio, TX
 

I use an eclectic approach to address trauma in therapy: combining EMDR, narrative therapy, TF-CBT, person centered therapy and other approaches, in order to tailor therapy to the client.

— Dr. Alissa Beuerlein, Counselor in Nashville, TN

Each person on staff receives training specifically in trauma when on-boarding and supervision is trauma-informed as well.

— NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY, Clinical Social Worker in , NY
 

Understanding of complex trauma, shock trauma, relational trauma, and systemic trauma, plus experience in modalities to support healing.

— Reggie McCloskey, Marriage & Family Therapist in Columbus, OH

I take a trauma-informed approach that helps clients gently explore integrate their traumatic experiences from a place of safety while building practical coping skills to improve day to day life.

— Allison Reifsteck, Licensed Professional Counselor in Chicago, IL
 

I have received direct trainings and supervision working with client's using trauma focused therapy. I have also ran and developed an intergenerational trauma group focusing on how trauma can be passed down from generations. I have a strong understanding of trauma dynamics and how traumatic experiences can impact an individual's beliefs, emotions, relationships, and behaviors.

— Sharif Khan, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Stephanie has experience using Trauma Therapy tools in practice.

— Stephanie Light, Therapist in Seattle, WA