You are not damaged. You have the power to heal.
Trauma Therapy
in Philadelphia, PA
Not feeling like yourself?
It is late. Everyone went to sleep, but you are trying to stay up, to avoid the nightmares.
Morning, you woke up, but can’t focus enough to get work done.
The same memory came back. You were scared, sad, angry, and frustrated that you cannot forget about it.
Once again, you snapped at your loved ones, because the irritation cost all of your energy and patience.
You’ve been given many diagnoses, but nothing felt right until you learned about trauma
You’ve lost track of a “normal routine”
You struggle with performance at work, at school
You cannot convince yourself to trust people again
You can take back what’s been taken from you.
You can be compassionate with yourself.
You can learn to manage flashbacks and nightmares.
You can go out without fear.
You can focus and be present.
You can be more confident.
I will show you ways to manage flashbacks and nightmares. We will identify past trauma that contributed to current issues, process them, to make things make sense to both the logical part as well as the emotional part of the brain. We cannot “make the memory go away”. But you can get to a point where you will no longer having strong emotional, physical reactions to them. You will also develop positive beliefs about yourself.
Trauma counseling can help you
- Reduce nightmares and flashbacks
- Identify strengths
- Reconnect with confidence and calm
- Trust yourself
- Prioritize your own needs
Methodology
IFS
Internal Family System
As an IFS therapist, my goal is to assist you in identifying your strengths, capacities. Stop certain extreme thoughts and feelings, and to heal the trauma that was held by your body, and different parts of your mind.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitizing Reprocessing
As an EMDR therapist, I will assist you to identify past trauma that are contributing to present issues, and to process with bilateral stimulation. It also has somatic component, as well as addressing thoughts and feelings.
How would it feel to be comfortable within your own skin?
Free 20 Minute Consultation
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where trauma is stored in the body?
Trauma not only resides in your brain, but also in the rest of your body. It may cause pain or tightness. You may have tried stretching, heating pad, icing, etc. Your doctors could not find any physical cause to explain the pain. The good news is, those symptoms could go away once the related trauma is fully processed. One of the easy ways to potentially relate the tension is to plant your feet on the ground, feel the rest of the your body. Picture the shape, colors, and/or the sound of the pain. Picture pushing it outside of the body. Push it further and further away, until it is gone. This method itself could be enough in certain situations. Sometimes, it only reduces the pain temporarily, and you may need to work with a therapist to fully process the trauma contributed to the pain to fully recover.