Healing after a head injury can be an excruciating process. A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can significantly alter a person’s quality of life and level of independence. Not only has your life been flipped upside down, between the internal chaos and the nonstop medical appointments, but you also have to find a way to heal. This blog explores how individual therapy near you can support TBI recovery.
Complexities of TBI Recovery
Head injuries, either directly or indirectly sustained, impact how the brain functions. Due to the brain being the control center of the body, the effects of a brain injury can be vast. Significant brain injuries can result in various symptoms, which require a wide array of medical professionals to support the TBI recovery process. One large complexity of TBI recovery is coordinating the organization of various medical appointments.
Other complexities of TBI recovery can include head injury symptoms. Every person will experience TBI symptoms differently, and with different degrees of intensity. Some people may have challenges with irritation, while others have issues with rage. One individual may struggle with memory, whereas another will struggle with anxiety and difficulty with sleep. A significant issue for TBI recovery is fatigue during the recovery process. Sometimes this fatigue fades with time, and sometimes it doesn’t. The complexity of TBIs revolves around how to manage and treat the symptoms, especially when they last for years.
Life Feels All Over the Place
TBIs are often unpredictable. They can occur during football games, car accidents, or from slips on the ice. After a head injury is sustained, a person‘s brain may even feel rattled to a certain extent. Depending on the severity of the head injury, a person’s individual identity may even start to shift. This can occur because a person is no longer able to do things they once could, such as struggle to express emotion, lose motivation quickly, or play outdoor sports. Putting this together can mean that someone’s life is disorganized and drastically different after a TBI.
Individual mental health therapy for head injuries can be a great place to find internal peace and calm. Through individual therapy, we can help re-regulate the nervous system, which often becomes dysregulated during traumatic or overwhelming experiences. We can identify your values and goals that support these larger overarching values and create actionable steps for you to improve your life. Depending on how the head injury was sustained and the TBI symptoms, we can also engage in trauma therapy to resolve any overwhelming experiences left within the body in the nervous system.
Individual Therapy to Support TBI Recovery
Head injury can either define your life or be used as a stepping stone to elevate your life. The beautiful piece about this is that you get to decide and make this decision. Individual therapy can be scary. That’s why it’s so important to find a therapist that you can connect with and who understands TBIs, TBI recovery, and therapy.
At Revitalize Mental Health, I am currently accepting new clients. I offer in-person therapy services on the weekend. In person therapy sessions work best for those who live near Bristol, Paddock Lake, Sturtevant, and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. I also offer virtual therapy sessions on weekday evenings as well as on the weekends. Online therapy works best for those who live in the States of Wisconsin and Colorado.
If you would like to schedule a 15-minute free consultation call, please click on the link here or call 720.295.6703. During this consultation call, if we both agree that we are a good fit to work together, we will schedule our first session. I greatly look forward to supporting you on this journey.
