PTSD/Trauma

Did you know that approximately 60% of men and 50% of women will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that stems from a traumatic event or multiple traumatic events. The aftereffects can be debilitating as well as confusing when triggers that bring up a memory or sensation of the trauma arise and are challenging to understand. Even if the brain recognizes why it is happening, the question then becomes, how does one make it stop?

Living with PTSD can be challenging when you are struggling to integrate life surrounded by the symptoms you are experiencing. This is where Essentially You Counseling and Wellness Services therapists can assist by providing you ways in which to manage your symptoms while helping your brain heal so that you can live your life in the best way possible, despite the trauma you have been succumbed to.

Therapy can provide a safe, supportive space to process your experiences at a pace that feels right for you. Together, we’ll work to understand how trauma may be affecting your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety while developing tools to help you feel more grounded and in control.

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting what happened or pretending it didn’t hurt. It means learning that your past doesn’t have to control your future.

You deserve to feel safe in your own life, comfortable in your own skin, and hopeful about what comes next.

Your trauma is part of your story, but it does not have to define who you become.

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