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I work with all kinds of trauma including complex trauma, physical trauma and developmental trauma.
All trauma is experienced in the body at a physical level first and then emotionally and cognitively. It is held at cellular level. If the trauma is not processed out of the body a person will still struggle with it.
It is important to process a trauma memory in small doses. Otherwise, a person can be triggered and sometimes retraumatized.
Along with an organized approach to counseling and the use of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR time to process trauma events can be shorter.
Trauma work can feel scary and difficult. Staying sensitive and attuned to a client’s state helps with pacing so the counselor is neither ahead nor behind the client.
Once the trauma has been processed at all levels; physically, emotionally and cognitively the memories are likely to stay but the charge that created them has left.
Every aspect of you is welcomed and included in therapy. There may be young parts of us that stayed young due to trauma or other things about us that we don’t want to acknowledge. Compassion and inclusion of your whole self is necessary for healing.