“Trauma is not what happens to you. It is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.”
Gabor Maté, 2021
Trauma
Any event that causes distress (chronic stress) beyond one’s ability to respond to and manage effectively. We’ve all experienced powerlessness at one point Or another in our life. Trauma can affect us on individual, familial, institutional, and societal levels.
Types of trauma and trauma reactions
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ex: sexual, physical, accidents, traumatic brain injury, birth trauma
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ex: gender, race, ethnicity, religion
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ex: betrayal trauma, family of origin issues, adoption, developmental injuries, attachment
Integrative treatment approach:
Art Therapy
Attachment-Based
Certified Diversity FaciliTrainer
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical (DBT)
EMDR
Emotionally Focused
Experiential Therapy
Family Systems
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal
Motivational Interviewing
Multicultural
Narrative
Person-Centered
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic
Sandplay
Sensorimotor Practitioner
Solution Focused Brief (SFB)
Somatic
Strength-Based
Trauma Focused
Most Common Symptoms Treated
Acculturation
Addiction
Anxiety
Betrayal Trauma
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Chronic Illness
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Family Conflict
Family of Origin
Grief
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Process addictions
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Addiction
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Substance disorders
Suicidal Ideation
Women's Issues