![]() STAIR (Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation) is an evidence-based therapy rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CPT, also described below, more directly addresses trauma symptoms. ![]() ![]() Therapy programs such as STAIR, ACT, and DBT, which are described below, can help prepare you for more intensive trauma therapy. I understand the strong desire to avoid, and I can help you get ready to do more intense therapy work by first introducing you to helpful coping skills before we begin actually working on the trauma itself. It is this hesitation that frequently keeps people out of therapy and stuck in their trauma symptoms (sadly, sometimes for decades). It can be very difficult to begin to deliberately think and talk about trauma there is often an understandable belief that the best thing to do is to NOT think about it. Once we have identified treatment goals, we will discuss and choose an appropriate treatment.Ĭhoosing an appropriate treatment will depend, in part, on how ready you feel to begin to make some changes and to explore the trauma. These may include, for example, increased comfort when out in public, decreased nightmares, becoming closer to others in existing relationships, building new relationships, and/or feeling less anxious and worried. Our first step in individual trauma therapy is to discuss your symptoms and your treatment goals. In my practice I currently offer individual trauma therapy. One disadvantage is that you receive less individualized attention. Among the advantages of a group format is having support from other trauma survivors. Trauma therapy can be conducted in a group or individual format. (Evidence-based treatments are treatments that have been shown to be effective in research studies.) WHAT HAPPENS IN TRAUMA THERAPY? Given these statistics, it’s not surprising that evidence-basedtherapy treatments have been developed to address trauma symptoms. Within our military veteran population, the percentage of individuals meeting criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD is substantially higher. In both of these surveys, women were at least twice as likely to suffer from PTSD as men. population, 7-8 percent of the general population suffers from PTSD at some point in their lives (National Comorbidity Survey and the National Comorbidity Survey Replication ). According to national surveys looking at the occurrence of PTSD in the general U.S. If you’re suffering with symptoms of trauma, you’re far from alone. If they last for a month or more, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be an appropriate diagnosis, and trauma therapy may be helpful. Symptoms may occur at any point after the trauma. A variety of difficult situations can produce significant symptoms in the weeks and months following-sexual and/or physical assault, serious accidents, being a victim of a crime, or military combat, to name a few. You may have witnessed someone else experiencing such an event (for example, seeing someone else killed or injured), or you may have heard about someone close to you going through a traumatic event. You may have lived through one event or experienced a period of time in your life (for example, an abusive relationship) in which such events occurred. Trauma is any event (or multiple events) that are experienced as shocking, horrifying, frightening, dangerous, and or life-threatening. Trauma therapy provided by a skilled therapist in a safe and compassionate environment addresses the symptoms described above and more, helping you live the life you want. Trauma can rob us of our peace of mind and quality of life for years. If the trauma happened when you were very young, you may wonder if it’s even possible to feel the way others seem to feel. You just want to feel “normal”, the way you felt before the trauma. As you avoid situations that you fear will trigger memories of the trauma-even things that you used to enjoy-your world begins to feel very small. This, plus the nightmares, further damage your ability to function during the day. You feel exhausted from poor sleep, waking at the slightest noise. They can interrupt your life in countless ways, impacting your ability to work, to feel close to others, and to maintain relationships. These are some of the symptoms that can appear after trauma.
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