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Trauma Therapy

individual therapy session

Common responses to trauma

  • Intense Emotional Distress: Anxiety, panic, paranoia, and rapid mood swings.

  • Physical Stress Responses: Increased heart rate, chest pain, and sweating.

  • Reliving the Event: experiencing nightmares or disruptive flashbacks.

  • Emotional and Social Distance: avoiding people, places, or things that are reminders of the trauma; withdrawing socially.

  • Difficulty Regulating: trouble sleeping, increased irritability, or engaging in self-harm.

Therapeutic approach

Therapy can begin the healing process. At Beacon of Hope, our therapists offer a variety of specific approaches to help you process your trauma. Some of these techniques include cognitive processing therapy (CPT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). 

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