Trauma can result from a wide range of experiences - such as abuse, accidents, loss, violence, or neglect and it can leave lasting emotional, psychological, and even physical effects. People who have experienced trauma may struggle with anxiety, flashbacks, numbness, irritability, difficulty trusting others, or feeling disconnected from themselves and the world.

Therapy can be a powerful tool for healing.

How Therapy Helps with Trauma:

• Creating safety: Therapy provides a compassionate and non-judgmental space to begin processing difficult experiences.

• Understanding symptoms: Therapists help individuals recognize how trauma may be affecting their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

• Regaining control: Therapy supports building coping skills, grounding techniques, and emotional regulation.

• Reconnecting: It can help restore a sense of trust, connection, and empowerment in relationships and within oneself.

• Integrating the past: Rather than reliving trauma, therapy can help individuals make meaning of their experiences and move forward.

Common approaches include Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), somatic therapies, and narrative therapy, depending on the person’s needs and comfort.

Healing from trauma is possible. Therapy offers a path toward safety, self-understanding, and renewed strength, at your own pace.