PTSD & Trauma Counseling
Live a life free of excess worry, pain, and fear.
In life, it’s common to feel afraid from time to time, especially after a traumatic event. In most cases, people recover from a frightening or dangerous experience over time. However, in some cases, processing trauma can become chronic, deeply impacting your quality of life. If you or your loved one is struggling with processing a traumatic event, you are not alone.
Trauma therapy is designed to help you recognize and understand how a traumatic experience impacts your mental, behavioral, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. At its core, trauma therapy provides people solutions and coping mechanisms to respond to their trauma in a healthy manner.
What is PTSD?
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can present in anyone who experienced something frightening, dangerous, or traumatic. It’s our body’s physical and emotional response following a traumatic event. In fact, trauma has been shown to change brain chemistry and how an individual reacts during stressful situations.
Regardless of when the trauma(s) occurred, if left untreated, these feelings can negatively impact quality of life and happiness. PTSD can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of events, or set of traumatic circumstances.
Common causes of Trauma
- Stressful experiences during childhood or adult years, such as natural disasters, serious accidents, terrorist acts, or war/combat, etc.
- Historical or cultural trauma
- Violent relationships that are physical, emotional, or verbal
- Sexual trauma
- Inherited mental health risks, such as a family history of depression and anxiety
Characteristics of PTSD & Trauma
- Flashbacks during which a person feels or acts as if their traumatic event is recurring
- Recurring dreams or memories related to the traumatic event(s)
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Severe anxiety, troubling thoughts, or distressing feelings
- Overwhelming feelings of distress when exposed to triggers associated with the traumatic event(s)
- Feeling numb or detached
- Withdrawing from loved ones
- Avoiding places or activities
- Depression and suicidal thoughts
Compassionate Solutions to Help You Heal
We can’t change the past. But we can understand our personal trauma, which can lead to a better understanding of why we think, act, and behave. At Bergeron Counseling, we believe that, with the right support, everyone has the potential to live a happy and fulfilling life.
Whether you are seeking treatment to heal from a recent trauma or something deep in your past, we are here to help. Our team of professionals are dedicated to developing realistic treatment plans and solutions designed to help identify and overcome the sources of your anxiety and fear to help you move forward in a healthier way.