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My go-to approach for helping people in PTSD/trauma therapy is to first establish rapport with the client. Then, I gently and sensitively explore the recollection of the facts of the traumatic incident and their emotional reaction at the time. I assess the client's frequency, duration, intensity, and history of PTSD symptoms and their impact on daily function.
I teach the client strategies from stress inoculation training such as relaxation techniques, breath control, exploring self-talk, and mediating trauma-related fears. I will also teach the client guided self-dialog in which they learn to recognize maladaptive self-talk, challenge biases, and overcome avoidance. I also employ DBT thought-stopping, encourage clients to routinely use strategies learned in sessions and develop a coping card, and (if they choose) do art therapy. I will encourage clients to purchase “The PTSD Workbook” by Mary Beth Williams if they like to read and journal.
I know a client is making meaningful progress in PTSD/trauma therapy when they report and the clinician observes more positive cognitive messages that enhance confidence and increase adaptive action.
Clients can supplement their time in PTSD/trauma therapy by completing homework prior to each session with provided worksheets and/or articles. Routine use strategies learned in sessions i.e. progressive relaxation, movement, mindfulness, paced breathwork, a morning routine, and bedtime rituals will be completed by the client with input from the clinician.
To prepare for their first PTSD/trauma therapy session, it would be helpful for the client to read my welcome letter. In my experience with grief and PTSD, it is extremely difficult to ask the client to do any assessments or goals for therapy before our first session. The therapeutic alliance with trauma survivors is critical and can be difficult to establish. It is common that it may take 3 or 4 sessions or a doorknob confession before their story emerges.
Trauma therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on treating the psychological impact of traumatic events on individuals. Trauma therapy helps people process and heal from their trauma by guiding them through their trauma in a compassionate and supportive way, allowing clients to feel the full scope of what happened to them and eventually move on from the event(s). This process helps people who have experienced trauma find ways to feel safe in their lives.
Trauma therapy will often require individuals to walk through their experiences in a controlled and compassionate setting (unless the client has a dissociative disorder) so that they can fully process the event, an activity that will allow them to move on from what happened and feel safe again. Thriveworks Pueblo therapists will also help clients learn healthy coping mechanisms to deal with their symptoms outside of therapy.
Thriveworks trauma counseling in Pueblo, CO is conducted both in person and online through online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
If an individual is working through a single event that occurred during adulthood, they may only need a few months of treatment. However, in instances of childhood trauma or repeated traumatic events, therapy may continue over the course of years. Trauma therapy usually ends when the client believes they have met their therapeutic goals, however long that takes to occur. Thriveworks therapists in Pueblo, CO will continue to provide care for as long as necessary to help clients meet their therapeutic needs.
Thriveworks Pueblo is just one of those ways to heal. We pride ourselves on being empathetic and nonjudgmental, creating a safe place for our clients to heal from their past and prepare for their future. Healing from a trauma can come with pain, anxiety, anger, and feelings of hopelessness, but it is far from impossible.
Thriveworks Pueblo will make sure you don’t go through it alone. But that same strength and courage that is enabling you to read this will enable you to fully heal from your trauma and live the peaceful, fulfilling life that you deserve.
Simply call us at (719) 294-0595 or go online to schedule your session today.
If you recognize some of these symptoms in yourself or a loved one, reaching out to Thriveworks Pueblo can help:
Whatever you are struggling with, a professional counselor at Thriveworks Pueblo is here to bridge the gap between your pain and your future by helping you take the steps towards healing.
Thriveworks Pueblo believes in practicing counseling with a client-first mentality. You are the true master of yourself and we are simply here to help guide and support you. Some of the ways we can help includes:
Thriveworks Pueblo is here to help bring you to your true potential by healing from past trauma through client-centered and nonjudgmental counseling. If you’re ready to find freedom, call (719) 838-6383 today.
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