Therapy for Trauma

It is true that many women can recover from trauma over time with the love and support of family and friends and bounce back, but other women may feel the effects of lasting trauma. If you are feeling the lasting effects, your trauma can cause you to experience overwhelming emotional pain, underlying feelings of fear, confusion, or even post-traumatic physical symptoms long after the event has passed.

In these circumstances, the support and assistance of a therapist is essential to healing from trauma.

Trauma Symptoms

According to the four types of symptoms listed in the DSM-5

Avoidance Symptoms

• Avoiding specific locations, sights, situations, and sounds that serve as reminders of the event

• Anxiety, depression, numbness, or guilt

Re-experiencing Symptoms

• Intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks

Hyperarousal Symptoms

• Anger, irritability and hypervigilance

• Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm

• Sleep disturbances

Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms

• Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable

• Difficulty remembering details of the distressing event

• Change in habits or behavior since the trauma

Research has proven psychotherapy to include; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) are the most effective form of treatment for trauma.

If you match the trauma symptoms listed above, I am confident that I can help and invite you to contact me today so we can schedule an appointment.