Trauma and Abuse

Trauma can make life seem out of control.

Sometimes, trauma is defined as a sudden and overwhelming experience that someone has been through or indirectly experienced, which leaves them feeling helpless or with inadequate resources to face the experience. That experience can stay with you, creating an inability to move past that event.

If you are alive, you have experienced big or small traumatic events (e.g., abuse, life transitions, accidents, assault, war, etc.). Not everybody identifies with the word “trauma.” Still, nevertheless, we have all experienced situations or experiences in life that left us feeling like we were in over our heads, suddenly hit in the gut.

Negative past experiences tend to resolve when a person realizes that they now have sufficient resources (internal or external) to meet similar challenges ahead with the feeling of hope and future optimism. But that’s not always how we handle painful experiences.

With the right help, you can learn to cope with trauma and put it in the past.

Trauma-focused therapy helps you gain control.

As a therapist specializing in treatment for trauma, I have helped a lot of people who have experienced horrible (car) accidents, people who have witnessed crimes being committed, those who have been raped, molested, physically abused, or neglected, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide. I have helped victims of domestic violence and those who have survived school shootings and community gun violence.

Sometimes, we venture out into life with dread and guarded apprehension. We might take fewer risks for fear of similar painful results. Maybe today’s stressful experiences flood our bodies with tension and painful emotions. If past experiences or traumatic events hold you back, I can help you process those memories while incorporating and realizing new perspectives. I can help you finally move forward without dragging the past alongside you.

Trauma does not need to define your life. Let me work with you on a journey toward a life free from trauma’s hold.

Connect with me today to find out how I can help.