EMDR PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR TRAUMA

Process and recover.

Trauma is the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds one’s ability to cope. Trauma may result from a single distressing experience or recurring events that causes short and long-term negative consequences.

Trauma can be caused by a wide variety of events, but there are a few common aspects. There is a violation of the person’s core assumptions about the world and their rights, putting the individual in a state of extreme confusion and insecurity.

Furthermore, Secondary Trauma Stress can result in those that didn’t witness the traumatic event firsthand but were exposed to it at a distance through the media, friends, or family.

We understand the sensitive nature of working with trauma. We will work with you in a sensitive, warm and compassionate manner at a safe pace that is right for you. Our goal is to utilize your strengths and support you in working through the difficulties

Your treatment may include modalities from: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, mindfulness, meditation, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

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Our trauma counselors can help you:

 ①   Psychoeducation

Education about trauma, it’s impact on the mind/body and coping skills

 ②   Emotional Regulation

Identify, manage and stabilize unpleasant emotions

 ③   Cognitive Processing

Work through unpleasant and intrusive thoughts and memories. Reduce trauma avoidant behaviors and shift negative beliefs into positive ones about yourself, others and the world

 ④   Manage Hyper-Arousal

Reduce levels of physiological arousal related to stressful experiences and triggers to feel calmer and safer

⑤   Strengthen Coping

Develop self-soothing tools, problem solving, and techniques to achieve relief states and relaxation

 ⑥   Foster Resilience

Restore a sense of safety and trust and reclaim your personal power

 ⑦   Protect Against Relapse

Anticipate additional life stresses or adversities and create prevention plans to avoid re-traumatization

⑧   Cultivate Meaning

Develop self-soothing tools, problem solving, and techniques to achieve relief states and relaxation

What is EMDR?

EMDR uses eye movements or other types of bilateral stimulation to process distressing memories and beliefs.

Benefits include less intense psychological and physical reactions to difficult experiences, reprocesses negative beliefs about the self and replaces them with positive ones, decreases distressing emotions —and makes way for feelings of calmness, contentment, and joy. Counselor’s must be EMDR certified to conduct it.

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Common Causes.

Common traumatic events that can result in Adjustment Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) include :

  • Harassment or bullying
  • Abusive relationships
  • Rejection or abandonment
  • Physical assault
  • Sexual abuse
  • Natural disasters
  • Car accidents
  • Military service
  • Loss of a loved one