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What Are the Different Types of Traumas?

August 25, 2023

The important thing is not to invalidate or dismiss your own traumatic experiences, and to understand different forms that trauma might take. Let’s discuss the different types of trauma in this blog, as well as how you can receive support.

Trauma looks different for each person who suffers from it. It may not always come from what we commonly think of as a horrific event. Someone could be traumatized from witnessing a crime, but also from abuse at the hands of their parents, or even being picked on through their school years. You also might

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Filed Under: Trauma Tagged With: PTSD, trauma

Understanding Neuroplasticity and How It Affects You

July 11, 2023

Neuroplasticity can play a major role in your mental wellness, as well as your cognitive function after an event like an injury or a stroke.

You are constantly taking in new information. It could come from an article you read online or the name of a new neighbor across the hall. Without neuroplasticity, you would not be able to retain that information nor would you be able to let that information change your perspective and way of thinking. Neuroplasticity can

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Filed Under: General, Relationship, Stress, Therapy options Tagged With: PTSD, relationships, stress

Trauma Therapy and How It Can Help You

June 30, 2023

What is universal about trauma is that it changes the way you think, the way you act, and the way you navigate relationships. Fortunately, trauma therapy can help you learn healthy coping mechanisms and take back control of your mental and emotional wellbeing.

When people hear the words trauma therapy, they sometimes balk. You yourself may even have said at some point, “Oh, no, that’s not for me. My life hasn’t been that bad.” This is because people tend to view trauma in extremes. Media sensationalization has taught us that trauma is typically characterized by the most violent,

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Filed Under: Therapy options, Trauma Tagged With: PTSD, support, therapy, trauma

Do I Have Birth Trauma?

March 28, 2023

Birth trauma can be a very personal experience, and it’s different for everyone.  It is defined as “the emergence of a baby from its mother in a way that involves events or care that cause deep distress or psychological disturbance, which may or may not involve physical injury, but resulting in psychological distress of an

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Filed Under: Mental Health, Women's Mental Health Tagged With: Mental Health, PTSD, support, Women's Mental Health

Coping with Day-to-Day Anxiety

May 23, 2022

Anxiety is all around us, but it doesn't have to rule your life. Learn at-home coping techniques to manage anxiety and what to do when it gets worse.

We all know the feeling- your stomach tightens, you feel sick, your hands start to shake, and your thoughts are racing. Anxiety is far from a rare human occurrence. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in the United States, with nearly 20% of adults experiencing it within the last year.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Self Care, Stress management Tagged With: anxiety, coping skills, generalized anxiety, OCD, PTSD, stress

Trauma-Informed Care: What is it and Why You Need to Know

April 4, 2022

Trauma-Informed Care knows you are more than your problems and seeks to empower, strengthen, and heal.

There’s a new buzzword circulating the mental health field and counseling offices: trauma-informed care. This adjusted way of thinking has been revolutionizing the way professionals provide therapy, and you are likely to encounter it in your mental health journey. If you’ve looked through our therapist page you’ve probably seen trauma-informed care or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

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Filed Under: Depression, Mental Health, Specialties, Therapy options Tagged With: counseling, Mental Health, PTSD, trauma, trauma-informed care

Types of Trauma: Emotional, Physical, Divorce, PTSD and CPTSD

April 7, 2021

Those things that hurt instruct

Trauma can be acute (short lasting), chronic (long lasting) or complex (multiple and long lasting), but it always leaves a mark. All of us have experienced emotional wounds. Whether it’s a bad break up, a divorce, the loss of a loved one, having survived a natural disaster, or verbal and emotional abuse, we carry scars

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: abuse, cptsd, divorce, domestic violence, grief, PTSD, trauma, verbal abuse, veterans

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