TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPY

Does it Ever Really Go Away?

When we hear the word trauma, we think of wars, natural disasters, and physical or sexual assault. Essentially we think of trauma as something that is life-altering. Although this is true, that trauma does involve situations that are life-altering, it is not the entirety of it. Trauma also involves subtle but impactful incidents. Watching your parents fight as a child, taking on parentified roles at a young age, surviving a partner who is emotionally or physically abusive or witnessing an accident. Some of us may have experienced this in our lives, however, we may have been able to cope with these situations.

However, these incidents become traumatic when the response to these events becomes distressing to an individual according to their subjective reality. Trauma transcends psychological concerns, it alters the neurobiological functioning of a person. Simply put, it rewires your brain so that an unhealthy trauma response becomes your default setting.

Seeking counselling for Trauma gives you a chance to deal with its symptoms, process the traumatic experience as well as develop healthy coping strategies to deal with any future stressful events.