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Gentle Therapy for Trauma
“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
–Peter A. Levine
What is trauma?
Trauma has become a word that you probably hear thrown around a lot. And there are actually multiple definitions of trauma even amongst therapists!
Trauma can result from small, incremental hurts, like chronic emotional neglect or being put down, big events that you may associate with trauma, like assault, car accidents, etc., or a series of big, distressing events that becomes more complex and layered.
Even if we have overall “good” childhoods, none of us escape childhood completely“unscathed.” That means that even well-intentioned, loving parents can inadvertently give us messages about our worth or our safety in relationships and the larger world. Trauma can be subtle in how it shows up in our childhood and/or in our relationships.
Whether it is a major incident or a series of small ones, trauma is the resulting injury. A wound we carry within us that impacts how we move through the world, how we show up in relationships, and how safe we feel.
At Rosebud Psychotherapy, I utilize gentle, supportive approaches to help clients heal their trauma. Read on to learn more about the specific ways we can work on your trauma together.
"Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence." — Peter A. Levine
Trauma Therapy with me can look like . . .
Building and nurturing our relationship to establish a sense of safety, and curiously examining how your relationship patterns show up in our relationship together
Looking at what resources you have and how to utilize them. This can include your internal resources, like any skills and adaptive behaviors, or your external ones, like loving friends and supportive communities
Contextualizing your trauma and your responses within your environment and oppressive systems
Accessing the stored feelings and distress in your body together, at your pace, with structure to contain it
Build confidence in who you are beyond what you do
Use of specific modalities, including Brainspotting, Parts Work (IFS), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Relational Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Frequently asked questions about therapy for anxiety
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I come from a relationship and attachment style based foundation with training in Level 1 Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-Focused Therapy.
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Reach out! We can schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. If that goes well, we will meet for an initial session to discuss your needs and goals. The first session is a wonderful opportunity for us to get to know one another and make sure we are a good fit.
After meeting with you, I will have a better understanding of how to guide and structure our future sessions to best fit your needs.
Schedule your free consultation below.