PTSD and Trauma
PTSD and trauma can arise from any deeply distressing event, including negative experiences you may have faced as a child. You do not need to live under that shadow.
Early traumatic experiences, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), deeply effect brain development and emotional growth, affecting relationships, emotions, and stress management. This relational trauma disrupts a child’s sense of safety and love within the family. Even minor experiences of disconnection or criticism can profoundly affects a child’s well-being.
In fact, the nervous system of a trauma survivor may continue to react even when there is no immediate danger because the brain and body haven’t processed and released the traumatic event.
Trauma can take a heavy toll on self-esteem and the belief in oneself. It often leaves individuals feeling inadequate or fundamentally flawed, like something is wrong with us. Chronic hopelessness can produce beliefs like “this area of my life will never improve.”
We believe you are worthy. Your suffering is not your fault. The world is still a good place where you and your contributions matter.
How Eagle Rock Therapy Helps
At Eagle Rock Therapy, our therapists use trauma-informed methods like EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS or “parts work”) to address “little t” trauma. Taking the whole person into consideration, these modalities work excellently in telehealth appointments, helping the brain and body process and release traumatic events, facilitating healing and recovery.
The body has a wonderful healing strategy: Once stuck events are moved out of the nervous system, beautiful new energies and talents emerge from the same place. These techniques help individuals build healthy coping skills, reframe trauma-related thoughts and beliefs, and develop resilience.
The body has a wonderful healing strategy
Once stuck events are moved out of the nervous system, beautiful new energies and talents emerge from the same place. These techniques help individuals build healthy coping skills, reframe trauma-related thoughts and beliefs, and develop resilience.
Are You Experiencing PTSD?
If you are struggling with some or all of the following symptoms, you may have PTSD:
- Repeating disturbing and unwanted memories.
- Repeated distressing dreams.
- Suddenly feeling like the stressful event is happening again.
- Feeling upset when someone reminds you of the event.
- Avoiding memories, thoughts or feelings related with the event.
- Blaming yourself or someone else for the stressful experience.
- Feeling distant or cut off from others.
- Being “superalert” or watchful or on guard.
- Trouble falling or staying asleep.
Are You Experiencing PTSD?
If you are struggling with some or all of the following symptoms, you may have PTSD:
- Repeating disturbing and unwanted memories.
- Repeated distressing dreams.
- Suddenly feeling like the stressful event is happening again.
- Feeling upset when someone reminds you of the event.
- Avoiding memories, thoughts or feelings related with the event.
- Blaming yourself or someone else for the stressful experience.
- Feeling distant or cut off from others.
- Being “superalert” or watchful or on guard.
- Trouble falling or staying asleep.
If anything above rings true for you, we encourage you to take the PCL-5, a clinical test that assesses trauma and its symptoms
Healing involves building relationship skills and relating positively to your thoughts and emotions.
If anything above rings true for you, we encourage you to take the PCL-5, a clinical test that assesses trauma and its symptoms
Healing involves building relationship skills and relating positively to your thoughts and emotions.