Trauma can create relational challenges, evoke complex emotional states, induce physical symptoms, and trigger self-defeating behaviors.
You might even feel as though your past is following you no matter how hard you try to shake it off, like it’s hard to bounce back from triggers, and like your general sense of safety has been taken away from you.
Cognitive and somatic symptoms of trauma can include:
Complex trauma develops as a result of sustained, repeated or multiple forms of traumatic events. PTSD occurs after a very stressful, frightening or distressing event.
The roots of trauma are intricate and personal, but they frequently grow from:
A trauma specialist is a therapist who has advanced training in understanding, identifying, and treating the effects of trauma on the mind and body. They use evidence-based methods—like EMDR, somatic therapies, and trauma-focused CBT—to help you safely process what you’ve been through and move toward healing. Instead of focusing only on symptoms, a trauma specialist looks at the bigger picture: how past experiences shape your emotions, behaviors, relationships, and even physical health today.
Trauma-focused care is one of our core values, and we ensure its integration in all case conceptualizations. Our team consists of highly trained trauma specialists with extensive experience in helping individuals heal from difficult experiences. We encourage you to check out our About page to learn more about our team members and their specialties.
Trauma-focused care is one of our core values, and we ensure its
integration in all case conceptualizations. Our team consists of highly
trained trauma specialists with extensive experience in helping individuals
heal from difficult experiences. We encourage you to check out our About
page to learn more about our team members and their specialties.
Trauma impacts our bodies and minds. Our clinicians utilize an integrative approach steered at treating trauma’s emotional and physical ramifications.
In trauma therapy, your trauma specialist may use a range of modalities, depending on your needs and experiences. Each treatment plan is tailored to you, with your goals and preferences at the forefront.