Trauma Recovery

In Thinking About Trauma

It’s easy to associate trauma with experiences like combat or natural disasters.  But the truth is trauma can be associated with many different scenarios and reactions to traumatic events can be described as a normal response to an abnormal situation.  Some examples of signs and symptoms that you may be impacted by traumatic events in your life.

• You have recurring nightmares and flashbacks making it hard for you to function daily

• You react to smaller frustrations in your life as if they were life-shattering events

• You feel numb and disconnected from yourself and others in your life

• You have difficulty trusting others and forming close, intimate relationships

• You don’t feel safe and secure even in familiar environments

• You feel like you are constantly on edge and can’t seem to relax

• You feel like you are living in the past and cannot seem to move forward

The more frightened and helpless you feel in any negative life situation, the more likely you are to experience symptoms of trauma.  Often you may see the experience as a defining moment in your life, one that perhaps you see as a divide in how you were before the event and then how life was after the experience.

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The Impact of Childhood Trauma

It’s human nature to minimize or even block out difficult experiences from childhood. It’s not always easy to see the connection between these experiences and how you engage in the world as an adult.  However, having experiences where your sense of safety was disrupted in childhood can cause dysregulation to your central nervous system which can result in heightened states of fear, anxiety, and hypervigilance in adulthood. This can show up as difficulty in relationships, emotional dysregulation, physical health issues, and a multitude of other ways.  Some examples of childhood trauma are:

• Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse

• Natural disasters, accidents, or serious illness or injury

• The loss of a loved one

• Experiencing bullying or living in a dysfunctional or unstable home environment

• Divorce of parents and the wreckage of the process

Understanding the Need for Trauma Therapy

 If you have gone through a highly distressing or shocking experience that has made you feel powerless and overwhelmed emotionally, it’s quite possible you have been traumatized. Psychological trauma can leave you struggling with upsetting emotions, memories, and anxiety that won’t go away. It can also leave you feeling numb, disconnected, and unable to trust other people. It may take time to recover from the pain and regain a sense of safety after such experiences.  Whether the trauma occurred many years ago or was a recent event, our trained therapists can support you to make positive changes to allow for healing and living a more present and joyful life.

Experiencing trauma can cause lasting changes to the way you think and feel, leading to difficulty regulating emotions, contributing to difficulty in navigating relationships, and resulting in negative coping mechanisms that leave you in vicious cycles that get in the way of you making positive progress in your daily life.

A past traumatic event might not seem significant in the present, but understanding its impact can be crucial to long-term recovery. That’s why our trauma therapy program is a key part of our treatment plan. Through our trauma counseling program, we help clients recognize and work through the trauma that has been limiting them in their lives.

Whether a traumatic event happened recently or years ago, the effects can linger. That’s why it’s important to have a safe and supportive environment for exploring and addressing trauma.

Restore Hope for a Better Future

Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection is a leading provider of comprehensive trauma therapy. We have expert therapists including Certified Trauma Therapists with specializations a variety of trauma processing protocols and complementary therapies including:

With a commitment to helping you navigate stress and trauma, we strive to offer effective treatment tailored to your needs. We are committed to providing you a safe space to explore your history while feeling grounded and establishing a secure connection in your therapy process.  Our goal is for you to restore and rebuild your connection and safety within yourself as a foundation for healthy connections in your closest relationships.

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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)