Trauma is the result of negative events or negative experiences that lost sense of safety, and often times involve a threat to life.

Traumatic experiences can make you feel isolated, overwhelmed, and hopeless. Trauma can be caused by one-time or repeated events such as bullying, domestic violence, or childhood neglect.

Often times, experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to mental health issues later in life. Trauma varies significantly from each individual, thus therapy must be adapted to needs of individual.

Common Causes of Trauma:

• Natural disasters

• Childhood abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual)

• Abusive relationships

• Accidents and Brain Injury

• Serious illness

• Unsafe environment

• Grief and loss

• Veterans/Military service

• Human trafficking

Emotional Symptoms:

• Sadness, anger, or fear

• Guilt, shame, or denial

• Emotional outbreaks

• Insomnia, or nightmares

• Feelings of hopelessness

• Difficulty with relationships

Physical Symptoms

• Headaches

• Fatigue

• Dizziness/Nausea

• Difficulty focusing

• Changes in sleep and appetite.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression is a mood disorder that may be described as feelings of sadness, loss, or anger that restrict a person’s everyday activities. Depression can be triggered by loss of a job, relationship, grief, illness, and other life events and lead to feelings of hopelessness or suicide. Depression is considered a serious medical condition, which can get worse without appropriate treatment.

Relationships

Relationships are necessary part of our human living though they can sometimes cause stress, discomfort, and even harm.

• Is your relationship bringing more stress than happiness into your life?

• Are you simply feeling stuck and stagnant in your relationship?

Therapy can provide a safe space to talk and offers opportunity to negotiate with each other to navigate the ups and downs in relationships.