Are You Struggling To Process Something From Your Past?

Are you struggling to move on from a traumatic experience from your past? Perhaps you are struggling with social anxiety, often feel on edge and have difficulty trusting others or even yourself. You may find maintaining healthy relationships or navigating every day activities challenging, especially if you do not feel safe in your surroundings. It may be the case that you often feel numb, distracted and unhappy or struggle with issues related to substance abuse, low self-esteem or ongoing feelings of grief. As your emotions become increasingly more intense, you may have difficulty sleeping, maintaining a balanced diet and feeling in control. Do you perpetually feel disconnected and dissatisfied and wonder where the despondency stems from?  Is there an emptiness in your life that you are unable to understand? Do you wish you could understand what you are dealing with and feel relaxed and empowered to move forward? 

Living with the many and varied effects of trauma can significantly impact your capacity to foster relationships and feel stable. Adults who experienced trauma in early childhood often struggle with depression, anxiety, insomnia, processing emotions and maintaining trusting and lasting relationships. They may also experience dissociation, numbness, headaches, stomachaches, heart palpitations, anger, tense muscles and more. It may be that you feel alone, misunderstood and unsafe and desperately crave a healing path to relief. 

Many Adults Are Impacted By Trauma 

If you are an adult survivor of trauma, you are not alone. According to Mental Health Connection, 60 percent of adults in the U.S. report experiencing abuse or another difficult family circumstance during childhood. Trauma can be caused through a wide variety of experiences and can have numerous effects on an individual’s emotional, mental and physical health. Any situation in which you feel helpless or unsafe can be considered traumatic. And, traumatic events can range from one-time events, such as an injury, natural disaster, mass shooting, loss of a loved one, an accident or prolonged periods of physical or verbal emotional abuse. The more trauma an individual has experienced, the higher his or her risk is of developing depression, anxiety, substance abuse problems, heart and liver diseases, pregnancy problems, high stress, uncontrollable anger and family, financial and work-related issues.

We know that issues related to trauma can be very difficult to talk about, which is why many people keep quiet and internalize their distress. Some people do not even know or understand what really happened to them as children, but know that something was not right. The good news is that you do not need to keep painful sensations bottled up. There are many resources and highly effective approaches available that can help you lessen and even avoid the uncomfortable symptoms that are part of trauma. Childhood trauma counseling can help you better understand how your past experiences influence your emotions and behavior so that you can take steps to heal. Once you are able to cultivate compassion for yourself, better understand your trauma and how to process it, leading a healthier, more fulfilled life becomes possible.

Trauma Therapy Can Provide You With Support, Guidance And A New Path Forward

Trauma treatment can be very helpful healing the pain related to trauma. In a safe, compassionate environment, you can begin to gain the sense of trust and safety that was interrupted by trauma and acquire tools that allow you to finally experience relief. With the guidance and support of an experienced trauma therapist, you can reconnect with you core strengths and begin living with increased confidence, peace and balance. 

During our sessions together, we can help you understand how trauma impacts you physically and emotionally, as well as how it disrupts your capacity to foster relationships and feel grounded. During supported, guided, and safe trauma counseling sessions, we will provide you with relaxation techniques that you can use to deescalate uncomfortable symptoms as they come on. Although everyone’s experience with trauma is different, it is very common for trauma survivors to have unwanted sensations of anxiety and depression. With guided support and through increasing resiliency and self-awareness, you will better understand your experience, reframe negative thoughts, and manage unwanted reactions. You can gain the skills and personal power needed to process what happened to you and expel pent-up negative energy.

As we work to restore your nervous system to calm, functioning order, we will also assess and build upon your inherent strengths. As we both begin to better understand your specific experience with trauma and what you want moving forward, we can draw from a variety of techniques, such as hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and experimental approaches that best address your unique personality, needs and goals. Step by step, and at a pace that feels manageable to you, we will continue to process the trauma and move forward toward your goals. 

We have helped many people successfully process trauma using a variety of approaches. Regardless of when your trauma occurred or the severity of your symptoms, you do not have to go through this alone. Healing and long-term relief truly are possible. With guidance, support and a willingness to engage in the trauma counseling process, you can acknowledge what happened, better manage symptoms, process your trauma and live an empowered life. 

You still may have questions or concerns about trauma healing… 

Shouldn’t I be able to process trauma on my own? 

On one hand, trauma may disrupt your ability to feel safe and secure, which can make reaching out for help difficult. On the other hand, traumatic events are painful, and it can feel challenging to revisit and talk about. With that being said, there are times when we truly need help and support. If you have been living with ailments related to trauma for some time now, those sensations are not likely to expel on their own. Seeking out the advice from a professional allows you to finally understand how trauma affects you, physically and emotionally, and acquire practical tools that can help you heal and experience sustainable relief. 

Does trauma therapy take a long time?

Everyone’s experience with and trauma recovery is different. It occurs in different ways and in varying lengths of time. Some people clear through a trauma quickly, while others need and want ongoing support. Either way, starting on day one, you will learn coping skills that you can use to experience immediate relief. And, the more motivated and ready you are to do this work, the swifter your recovery will be. 

I don’t want to re-experience my trauma and related pain. 

During our time together, your sense of comfort and safety will always be at the forefront of our work. If you do not want to talk about the event, there are ways for us to effectively work around it. We take the time to carefully learn your system so that it does not become accidentally overwhelmed during sessions. Step by step, we will work collaboratively to process negative energy in your body so that that you can experience profound balance and relief. 

You Can Heal From Trauma

If you’re interested in emotional trauma therapy in Cary, NC, please call our office manager at 919-268-2182 to request a free 15-minute phone consultation. We are happy to answer questions you have about my practice or how trauma therapy can help.