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TRAUMA therapY

If life came with a user manual, trauma would be that unexpected plot twist that nobody ordered. The good news? Having a tough experience doesn't make you broken, weird or "too much". It makes you human.  More people are carrying invisible stories than you'd think and talking about them helps turn thoughts like what's wrong with me? to Wow, I'm not alone.

Specializing in attachment trauma and relationship trauma

If life came with a user manual, trauma would be that unexpected plot twist that nobody ordered. The good news? Having a tough experience doesn't make you broken, weird or "too much". It makes you human.  More people are carrying invisible stories than you'd think and talking about them helps turn thoughts like what's wrong with me? to Wow, I'm not alone.

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Attachment trauma occurs when a child does not feel consistently safe, loved of supported by a caregiver. It can lead to difficulties with trust, relationships, emotional regulation and self esteem later in life. Sound familiar?

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In adulthood, we are exposed to several relationship traumas. Like when we get unfriended, cheated on or lied to. Adult relationships are hard and messy. And sometimes they leave a scar bigger than what we expected. We refer to it as relationship trauma. There are several therapies that help with improve symptoms. 

Symptoms of Trauma

- Anxious thoughts like, Will they hurt me? Will they leave me?
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Feeling sad and disconnected from others
- Emotional numbness, disconnection and isolation from others
- Mood changes, irritability and quick to temper
- Intrusive memories of a negative event and you struggle to change your thought patterns
- Confusion or feeling disoriented
- Avoiding people and places that remind you of a negative event
- Memory issues around the negative event
- Nightmares and bad dreams
- Difficulty concentrating
- Fatigue and exhaustion
- Increased use of food, alcohol and other substances

 

Therapy Treatment for Trauma

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help you heal from trauma. EMDR helps the brain process painful memories so they feel less upsetting, while IFS helps people understand and care for the parts of themselves that were hurt by difficult experiences. Together, these approaches can help people feel safer, calmer and more confident. 

More information about EMDR here. More information about IFS here. 

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