Traumatic stress and overwhelm add a dark gloom to life. This can be the result of a single, extremely traumatic event or a series of smaller, overwhelming situations that often persist for extended periods or even years. This blog post will explore how you can still find hope through trauma therapy near Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
What Creates a Trauma Response?
Traumatic responses are created when our body is overwhelmed or perceives a significant threat. Some people will default to the fight response. Others may default to the flight or run response. Still others will default to the collapse response. The challenges with the trauma response is that after the experience is completed, sometimes our nervous system cannot independently re-regulate due to the intensity of the overwhelming experience. This can create both short and long-term challenges.
If the body is not able to integrate the traumatic or stressful experience, then you will experience trauma symptoms down the road. Trauma symptoms may look different for every person. Here are some of the symptoms that tend to occur over time. One symptom can include hypervigilance as we constantly stay on guard trying to maintain a sense of safety. Nightmares and intrusive memories can also show up as trauma symptoms appear. Lastly, one symptom that I see, is the lack of trust in others and oneself after a traumatic event has occurred. All these symptoms have the potential to affect somebody’s life.
The body knows how to heal. We just sometimes get in the way of allowing it the space and time it needs to heal. Often, because the traumatic event was so intense we want to heal quickly or rush the process of healing. However, we can’t rush the healing process. The body knows what it needs and when it needs.
That’s where trauma therapy comes in. Somatic Experiencing therapy or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy are two body-based therapy approaches that help you heal and integrate past painful memories to decrease trauma symptoms. Both forms of psychotherapy have research to show their effectiveness and help you heal and recover trauma symptoms. Thus, you can get back to the life you deserve.
The Cost of Not Healing
The cost of healing from trauma is significant. Traumatic symptoms can impact many domains of a person’s life. It can disrupt your productivity at work, complicate relationship dynamics with those you love, and distance you from the values that you hold as important in life. Despite the cost, there are ways to heal. With an expert trauma therapist near you, you can take an important step towards healing.
Trauma Therapist Near Pleasant Prairie, WI
Finding a trauma therapist near you can be a challenge. You want to make sure that they have the experience to work with people who have experienced trauma as well as the training to help you heal.
I am currently accepting new clients at the Kenosha, Wisconsin, office location. I offer in-person therapy sessions during the weekends. In-person therapy sessions work best for those who live near Racine, Pleasant, Prairie, Somers, Mount Pleasant, Oak Creek, and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Virtual trauma therapy sessions work best for those who live throughout the State of Wisconsin.
I would be honored to help you heal to better your future. If you would like to move forward with a free 15-minute consultation call, call 720.295.6703, or you can submit an online form here. If we both agree that we are a good fit, we will schedule our first appointment during that call. Currently, I am only accepting private pay or self-pay clients. I am not paneled with any forms of insurance. I look forward to hearing from you.
