What is Trauma? And How Does Therapy Help?

Trauma is better understood as any experience that overwhelms the nervous system's ability to cope — not just big dramatic events.

Trauma Doesn't Stay in the Past

It lives in the present. It can show up as flashbacks, hypervigilance, emotional numbing, avoidance of reminders, negative beliefs about yourself, physical symptoms, or difficulties in relationships.

Creating a Safe Space to Process

Trauma therapy works by creating a safe, controlled environment to gradually revisit and process what happened. We never rush. The pace is always yours.

"Providing a safe space to process and gradually be exposed to events that continue to affect daily functioning — building resilience and creating individual safe spaces as a coping strategy." — Carrie McLelland, MBACP

We use evidence-based approaches including Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT). The goal isn't to erase the memory, but to change your relationship with it so it no longer has the same hold over your present.