Trauma Therapy 

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There are many types of trauma counselling.

Although EMDR is a great trauma processing approach, it is not the only evidence based proven to be helpful.

Other approaches such as Internal Family Systems and Play Therapy have shown great success in treating trauma or highly emotional experiences.

Trauma therapy is a type of counseling focused on helping people heal from difficult or painful experiences that have deeply affected them.

Trauma can be from single events, such as car accidents or witnessing a natural disaster. Trauma can also be something that you experienced many times, such as neglect, abandonment, ongoing abuse and violence, or other upsetting events that just doesn't seem to let go. 

 

These experiences can have lasting effects on how a person feels, thinks, and reacts to the here and now, even long after the event happened.

In trauma therapy, we helps clients to:
 

Understand their feelings and reactions:

• Trauma can cause strong emotions like fear, anger, or sadness, and it can make a person feel anxious, depressed, or even numb. We help clients explore these feelings in a safe, supportive environment.

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Learn healthy coping skills:

• Trauma therapy often involves teaching clients how to handle stress and manage their reactions to triggers, which are reminders of the trauma that can cause upsetting responses.

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Process the trauma safely:

• If and when the person is ready, we help people work through memories or thoughts related to the trauma in a way that feels safe and manageable, so they can reduce the power of these memories over their daily life.

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Rebuild trust and self-esteem:

• Trauma can make a person feel disconnected from others or have low self-worth. At Austin Counselling we help people rebuild a sense of trust in themselves and in other people.

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Set personal goals:

• Trauma therapy is not just about revisiting the past; it's also about helping people move forward and feel more in control of their lives.

Simply, trauma therapy helps people learn to live more freely, with less emotional pain from the past, and to find ways to feel stronger and live in the present.