What is Trauma Therapy?
Trauma therapy is a form of talk therapy that helps patients deal with symptoms resulting from traumatic events. Trauma therapy involves talking about the traumatic event over and over again in a controlled environment with the help of a trained professional. The repetition of the trauma is supposed to help ease symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and nightmares.
After a traumatic experience, it’s normal to feel out of control and overwhelmed. Many people find that talking about their trauma with a trained therapist helps them gain a sense of perspective and move forward. With the help of a therapist, you can learn to manage your reactions to difficult situations and reduce stress in your life.
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Trauma therapy can be effective in treating a wide variety of issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse. With the right tools and guidance, trauma therapy can help patients to cope with their feelings and move on in life. The goal of trauma therapy is to help the patient learn to cope with their stress by talking about the experience. These sessions are usually conducted on a weekly basis and can last anywhere between one and three hours.
Trauma Therapy is the first program of its kind to combine many different forms of therapy into one program. The many types of therapy include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Therapy (TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy, Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These therapies are combined in a way that is unique to Catherine A. Cooper’s approach.
Counseling for PTSD
Genesis Counseling of South Tampa in Tampa Bay, Florida offers Trauma Therapy for those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is an anxiety disorder that results from exposure to a traumatic event. Symptoms include flashbacks and nightmares, avoidance of
trauma reminders, negative changes in beliefs and feelings, and increased arousal.
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