Trauma Therapy

Most People Struggle With Traumas

While many people think of military service or survivors of extreme violence when they hear “trauma” or “PTSD,” surviving trauma and struggling with PTSD actually impacts numerous people from all walks of life. Traumatic events are any experiences, a person is involved in or witnesses, that overwhelm the individual’s ability to cope or process the experience in healthy ways.

Most people who experience a traumatic event will have reactions that may include shock, anger, nervousness, fear, and even guilt. These reactions are common, and for most people, they go away over time. For a person with PTSD, however, these feelings continue and even increase, becoming so strong that they keep the person from going about their life as expected. People with PTSD have symptoms for longer than one month and can’t function as well as before the event that triggered it happened.

Trauma Counseling Can Help You Heal

Life is messy, and flat out challenging sometimes.  Our entire team at Lime Tree Counseling are trauma therapy experts.  We use evidence-based practices in our work with clients, and we want to collaborate with you to meet your needs.   Within the supportive therapy relationship, we want to help you tell your story, toss out unhelpful negative thoughts, and learn to reconnect in life.

During our counseling sessions, we will identify your goals, needs, wishes and fears. Together we will create a plan to help you gain insight, growth and healing.  We believe you can find healing, build healthy relationships, and enjoy life again.  We are committed to helping you get there, at your own pace.  Never will you be pushed to share details you aren’t ready to talk about.

You might feel like your trauma experiences have ruined you. Or maybe you’re not even sure if what you went through is actually traumatic. We promise, you aren’t ruined, and there is hope.  As PTSD specialists, we will help you look at things from a new perspective, giving you clarity in areas that may seem confusing now.  Enjoying life again is possible, and we want to help you get there!

Still Have Questions About Trauma Counseling?

• Can talking about it really help?
  • Yes! Talking can help, especially with a trained expert. Overwhelming events isolate us from others, and a foundational part of good trauma counseling is supportive, safe relationships. Your therapeutic relationship with your counselor will be your springboard to healing.
• I’m not sure my story is a trauma. Can therapy still help?
  • Traumas aren’t just for military members or serious plane crashes – we all experience traumas of varying extents. If a situation or event is upsetting you and impacting your life, then it matters. Therapy can definitely help!
• What if therapy makes me feel worse?
  • Honestly, ignoring the hard things in life makes them grow in power over you. Sweeping things under the proverbial rug doesn’t bring healing, it just creates things for you to trip over in life.  Trauma therapy won’t always be easy, but it will be worth it in the end.

You Are Not Alone, We Can Help

If you’ve experienced a trauma, you are not alone. However, trauma makes us feel isolated from others, so the first step is to be courageous and ask for help. We have partnered with many people over the years and walked the healing journey with them. Often, people who have been abused have awful memories playing on repeat in their heads. This is a normal reaction to trauma. We will help you get those memories off of replay. During trauma therapy sessions we work on learning skills to help you feel safe again, learn how to move forward, and start trusting people again.

Contact us today to ask any questions or to schedule a free consultation!