Trauma Therapy
Are You Tired Of Living In The Shadow Of The Past?
Has trauma made it hard to feel safe in your own skin? Do you struggle with trust issues and fear of rejection or abandonment? Are your relationships unfulfilling and stressful because you’re always worried about getting hurt?
Maybe you like to stay busy and distract yourself because you don’t want to slow down and address your trauma. It’s as if you’ve built a house of cards over it and acknowledging the trauma would send all the cards tumbling to the ground. As a result, you might try to push forward and tell yourself to just grin and bear it. But deep down, you know that you’re struggling and that you can’t keep living in the shadow of the past.
Trauma Can Lead To Loneliness, Trust Issues, And Low Self-Esteem
Sometimes trauma can cause PTSD symptoms like nightmares, flashbacks, and panic attacks. Other times it’s more subtle, leading to issues with low self-esteem, imposter syndrome, or loneliness and isolation.
Trauma can also cause a lot of relationship issues, especially if you’ve suffered from abuse or neglect. Perhaps you’re afraid of getting too close to someone because you don’t want to hurt again. You probably wish you could feel wanted, loved, and capable, but right now, you’re not sure how you could ever make that a reality.
If this is the case, we would be honored to work with you. Therapy with The Growing Mind is a chance to process your trauma, improve your confidence, and live with more pep in your step.
Most Trauma Takes Place In Childhood—Yes, Even In “Normal” Childhoods
Trauma is so much more common than we realize. While most people know that suffering from violence or sexual abuse is traumatic, there are so many forms of trauma that don’t get much media attention, such as neglect, betrayal, or repeated rejection. As a result, many trauma survivors don’t even know that they were traumatized.
What’s more, a lot of trauma happens in childhood and most people don’t think of their childhoods as traumatic. They often say that their upbringing was “normal” or “not that bad.” The problem is that virtually everyone perceives their childhood as normal—after all, it’s not like everyone rotates living with different families when they’re growing up. So it’s only natural to think that the way they were raised is the “normal” way.
Shame And Stigma Prevent Many Trauma Survivors From Seeking Treatment
A lot of people are afraid to speak up about their trauma due to shame and fear of judgment. In cases of abuse and assault, many survivors are blamed for what happened and told that they “could’ve prevented it.” As a result, many of them hold onto their trauma in silence.
If you wish there was someone out there who would listen to your story and accept you wholeheartedly, we encourage you to connect with us. You don’t have to keep struggling in silence. Your story is real, your pain is valid, and you deserve all the care you can get.
Trauma Therapy Can Help You Heal The Wounded Parts Of Yourself
Trauma isn’t just hard—it’s confusing. You might find yourself falling into the same unhealthy patterns without knowing why. Maybe you continually end up dating narcissistic people. Perhaps your relationships always seem to lack healthy boundaries. Trauma counseling can help you understand your personal patterns and change them, giving you a greater sense of clarity and control.
The work we do here is very empowering. While we want to get to the root of your pain, we also want to help you take back your power. Trauma can be so disempowering, robbing you of your sense of safety, stability, and trust. Therapy can help you advocate for yourself, learn to say no, and feel more at home in your body.
Tailoring Your Trauma Treatment Plan
We do a lot of attachment-oriented work in trauma therapy, looking at how early childhood relationships impact your life today. This can help you understand your relationship patterns on a deeper level. The goal is to figure out where your trust issues or fear of rejection and abandonment come from, allowing you to make new decisions based on that knowledge.
Our practice also uses Internal Family Systems (IFS), an approach that sees the self as made up of many different parts. One part of you may feel hurt by what happened to you; another part may blame yourself. This is very normal—when you’ve experienced trauma, different parts of you “split off” and become disconnected. IFS can help you heal these wounded parts and put them back together again, creating a more unified sense of self.
Ultimately, we believe that true healing is possible with greater awareness and understanding. Acknowledging and processing your trauma provides much more freedom than avoiding or suppressing it. Therapy gives you a chance to do that safely and at your own comfort level.
You May Have Some Concerns About Trauma and PTSD Therapy…
I don’t want to relive the pain of the past.
You don’t have to “relive” your trauma—our goal is to reduce its effect on your life. This can be done without reimagining painful memories or explaining them in detail. That said, treating trauma is like treating a wound—it won’t heal if you ignore it. Working through trauma isn’t always pretty, but it is much, much healthier than not working through it. Besides, your trauma counselor will never ask you to do something you’re uncomfortable with. The ball is in your court here. You’re in charge of your treatment.
How long will trauma therapy take?
Everyone’s experience with trauma is different and so is everyone’s healing journey. It’s okay if that journey takes a while—we encourage you to have some compassion for yourself. You’ve been through a lot and you deserve credit for how far you’ve already come. Whether you attend therapy short-term or long-term, the goal is to help you achieve a level of calmness and control that’s right for you.
What’s the point of working through past trauma?
Answer: post-traumatic growth. Increased stress following a traumatic event is very normal, but so is the potential for growth. When we get the chance to process the difficulty we’ve been through, we also get a chance to develop a new perspective and apply learned lessons to our current choices. We can become stronger and better at adapting to adversity without reverting to old behaviors. Not too shabby, right?
Trauma Is Disempowering. We Want To Help You Take Your Power Back.
You don’t have to keep living in the shadow of the past. To connect with a trauma therapist and get the support you need, you can use the scheduling form to book a free, 30-minute phone consultation. We’re excited to hear from you!
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