Therapy for Trauma

What is trauma

Trauma is the reaction to a threatening or troubling experience that causes severe mental, emotional, and physical distress.

 Some of the more common traumatic incidents include:

• Abuse

• Accident or injury (e.g., car crash, fracture)

• Caregiver (e.g., chronic illness, adult child living at home)

• Childhood abandonment or neglect

• Criminal attack (e.g., assault, armed robbery)

• Discrimination or racism

• Loss of someone or something you care about

• Medical condition or procedure

• Natural disaster or emergency (e.g., wildfire, earthquake)

• Warfare or military service

• Witnessing someone else going through trauma

Complex trauma

Complex trauma usually refers to your personal response to ongoing or recurring traumatic experiences that may result in entangled psychological wounds. Examples include domestic violence and childhood abuse.

What is intergenerational trauma?

Intergenerational trauma occurs when disturbing events travel from one generation to the next. It can start with an individual, family, community, or group and then extend to future generations.

What is your treatment approach?

Our approach to treating trauma utilizes integrated evidence-based models: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems, and the Seeking Safety model. While some may benefit from a professional bearing witness to their experience, our approach also allows for focus on impact as opposed to events.

What experience do you have treating trauma?

Our team has extensive experience across our 24 combined years of treating trauma. We also specialize in unique trauma experiences, including the impact of a loved one’s addiction, surviving narcissistic abuse (covert, overt, or in some cases subclinical narcissistic traits), and caregiver trauma including adult children living at home.