Trauma

The experience of trauma is highly personal distressing event. Trauma occurs when we experience a distressing or disturbing an event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, leading to maladaptive behaviors and/or feelings of helplessness. Often circumstances involves some loss of control, helplessness, pain, abuse of power or betrayal.

Beyond offering traditional trauma sensitive psychotherapy, I recently begin offering the services of EMDR therapy. EMDR therapy is a phased, focused approach to treating traumatic and other symptoms by reconnecting the client in a safe and measured way to the images, self-thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with the trauma, and allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move toward adaptive resolution.