What is Trauma?
Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience or event that can have lasting psychological, emotional, and sometimes physical effects on an individual. Trauma can result from a wide range of situations, and people may react to and cope with trauma in different ways.
Untreated trauma can contribute to the development of mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, depression, and other stress-related disorders.
Examples of experiences or events that may cause trauma:
physical abuse
emotional abuse
car accidents
medical trauma
war
natural disasters
any threat of physical harm or death
Individualized and compassionate psychotherapy for PTSD and Trauma
Common symptoms of trauma:
hypervigalence
nightmares
difficulty sleeping
flashbacks
avoidance of distressing thoughts, memories or reminders of the event
depression and anxiety
How can therapy help?
Therapy can be a powerful and effective tool in treating trauma by providing individuals with a supportive and structured environment to process their experiences, understand their reactions, and develop coping mechanisms. Therapy can provide psychoeducation to help you understand physiological and psychological aspects of trauma. It can help with cognitive restructing, by challenging negative thought patterns and help with grounding and mindfulness techniques that can keep you in the present. Therapy can also help you build coping strategies and learn ways to enhance relationships by improving communication and addressing the impact trauma has on interpersonal relationships.
