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Many people experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives. If you are looking for an experienced and compassionate emotional trauma therapist in CT, contact the Held Center for Healing team today.

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How Do I Know If I Need Trauma Therapy CT?

Trauma is your body and brain’s response to an intense, distressing event that you perceive as a threat to your physical or emotional safety. The event could be a one-time incident, like a natural disaster. Trauma may also develop over time from recurring events, like ongoing abuse. A childhood trauma therapist helps people recover from repeated abuse suffered as a child. No matter the trauma history, we can help you through the emotional pain and struggles of daily life to begin the healing journey.

These intense experiences can have long-lasting impacts on victims’ lives. Trauma therapy is a tool that helps many people move toward healing. If you have experienced a traumatic event and are noticing that it has impacted your mental health negatively, working with a trauma therapist CT expert and receiving PTSD treatment may help.

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What Symptoms Are Signs of Trauma Or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

If you are noticing new physical or cognitive symptoms, they may be signs of complex trauma and, in some cases, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). New or increased symptoms may be a sign to reach out for PTSD counseling CT services. Common symptoms include:

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A trusted PTSD therapist in CT can listen to your experiences and, if appropriate, provide a diagnosis. It is important to have self compassion while experiencing symptoms. Whether you have difficulty concentrating or struggle to regulate emotions, remember that no emotions are bad emotions. It is how we express them that matters. Our therapists can help you work through the emotions and potentially painful memories in a safe environment, and teach you self soothing techniques.

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How Trauma Impacts Quality of Life

All the above symptoms can have dramatic, negative impacts on a person’s quality of life. When people experience flashbacks, they relive traumatic experiences. This is distressing and can cause a lot of fear of engaging in everyday activities; when people don’t know what will trigger a flashback, it is common to begin fearing everything. 

This fear leads to avoidance. Avoiding anything that may trigger a flashback can feel effective in the short term but quickly leads to isolation and a loss of enjoyment. Learning how to heal from chronic trauma through PTSD therapy CT services is a crucial step in improving your quality of life. If you are looking for someone experienced in trauma therapy CT and someone that understands traumatic experience, reach out today.

How Awareness and Reprocessing Helps Overcome Trauma

The effects of trauma are stored in the body. Our brains tend to store traumatic memories differently and prevent us from healing. The main forms of trauma counseling CT are EMDR therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and talk therapy. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) uses eye movements to stimulate the brain into reprocessing memories, and recognizing that they are no long associated with danger. Talk therapy is traditional therapy used to uncover what can cause triggers and how to find relief. This can be combined with activities to keep you occupied such as yoga, art, going for a walk etc. At Held Center for Healing, we offer multiple types of trauma focused treatment to allow for individuality and to treat the whole person.

This makes finding a PTSD therapist who understands the mind-body connection critical. By improving awareness of your body’s responses to traumatic events and subsequent symptoms, you will be able to recalibrate your nervous system to recognize that flashbacks are not threats to your safety. Trauma therapy in CT can also help you reprocess your experience to help identify triggers and develop coping skills.

Reach Out for Experienced Trauma Counseling in CT

Our PTSD therapists in CT at Held Center for Healing are compassionate and experienced professionals. To learn more about how we can help you and to see whether trauma therapy is right for you, call our office today and schedule a consultation with a trauma therapist in CT.