Trauma Support

Trauma-Informed Support for Healing and Recovery

Understanding Trauma

Trauma is when we experience very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. It could be one incident, or an ongoing event that happens over a long period of time.

Most of us will experience an event in our lives that could be considered traumatic. But we won't all be affected the same way. Trauma can happen at any age. And it can affect us at any time, including a long time after the event has happened.

Common Trauma Symptoms

People experiencing trauma may notice:

• Hypervigilance

• Anxiety

• Panic attacks

• Emotional numbness

• Difficulty trusting others

• Intrusive memories

• Sleep difficulties

• Nightmares

• Feeling disconnected from yourself

• Difficulty regulating emotions

• Strong reactions to triggers

• Chronic shame

• People-pleasing patterns

• Relationship difficulties

What is trauma informed care?

Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “what’s wrong with you” to “what happened to you?”

Therapy can help you:

• Understand your nervous system responses

• Develop greater emotional safety

• Reduce the impact of triggers

• Strengthen self-compassion

• Build healthier boundaries

• Process difficult experiences

• Reconnect with your sense of self

If this resonates with you, book a session today and let’s begin.