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    Counseling for Trauma

    Whether you have experienced trauma as the result of childhood abuse or neglect or after the sudden death of a loved one, a serious accident, a violent act or a natural disaster, there is help and hope.

    If you’re living with the lasting impact of trauma, the support and help of a therapist can be the key to your healing.

    Trauma Symptoms

    According to the four types of symptoms listed in the DSM-5

    Avoidance Symptoms

    • Avoiding specific locations, sights, situations, and sounds that serve as reminders of the event
    • Anxiety, depression, numbness, or guilt

    Re-experiencing Symptoms

    • Intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks

    Hyperarousal Symptoms

    • Anger, irritability, and hyper-vigilance
    • Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm
    • Sleep disturbances

    Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms

    • Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable
    • Difficulty remembering details of the distressing event
    • Change in habits or behavior since the trauma

    Research has shown psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Often, this therapy is a combination of supportive counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in order to heal the ongoing pain and distress of trauma.

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