TRAUMA THERAPY
What is trauma?
Trauma is a word that refers to a spectrum of diagnosis; the most well known being Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. However broadly speaking, Trauma refers to a single or series of events that happened in the past that continue to affect us negatively for a long time afterwards. Trauma and traumatic experiences result from highly stressful events that shatter a person’s sense of safety, security, and serenity. In many cases, trauma renders one helpless and vulnerable or hardened and volatile in a world perceived as dangerous.
What are the symptoms of trauma?
Some of the most well-known symptoms of a traumatic experience can be:
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Panic attacks,
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Constant background anxiety
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Nightmares,
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A constant sense of shame
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Sense of numbness or spacing out
Traumatic experiences entail a threat to life or overall well-being, but any situation that leaves a person feeling overwhelmed and alone can be traumatic, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. It’s not the objective facts that determine whether an event is traumatic, but one’s interpretation of the event. The more anxious, panicky, or paralyzed a person feels, the more likely the person has been traumatized.
Types of therapy
In person
Online
Fees
Intake session
$150
USD
60 minutes
$120
USD
*I offer a 20 min free consultation to introduce ourselves and see if I might be a good fit for your current needs.
*To be able to provide more accessible services, I offer sliding scale fees on a case by case basis.