Trauma Healing

Trauma changes us but it doesn't have to be a life sentence. Healing from trauma is possible, and I know how. If you're ready for the journey, I'd love to be your guide.

People who have experienced traumas often feel unable to move past them. Instead, they re-experience the sensations, images, sounds, and emotions of the original event. These experiences can come in the form of intrusive thoughts, memories, nightmares, flashbacks, or other disturbing symptoms that sometimes occur without any apparent trigger. The combination of these symptoms is often called Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), although having some of these symptoms does not necessarily mean that an individual has PTSD.

We humans have an amazing capacity to heal from trauma, although we generally don't just "get over it." Whether trauma comes from childhood abuse, being bullied in school, or a recent divorce, healing can happen. You don't have to continue suffering from old wounds.

Processing trauma does not mean talking about a disturbing event over and over again until it's no longer painful. To process trauma is actually processing the feelings associated with the trauma. By building capacity for uncomfortable feelings we develop new understanding, meaning, and perspective on our experiences. We decrease suffering and increase resiliency.