A message of hope to those seeking healing from past trauma…

You are not responsible for what happened to you. You do have the authority to heal from it.

Are you feeling stuck? Do the same unhelpful thoughts, painful feelings, reactions, and relationship problems keep holding you back? Good news! You are in the right place. These are the types of struggles that we can help with. Our goal is to help you become your BEST SELF.

As your best self, you are healed from past trauma. Healing sets you free from being held captive in your past and allows you to live fully in the present. As your best self, you know your worth and you live life according to it which means you treat yourself kindly and require others to as well. As your best self, you enjoy relationships filled with peace rather than tolerating drama.

If you are ready to begin growing into your BEST SELF then we would love to help you get started on your journey. You deserve to live your best life and you are worth the work it takes to get there. Our therapists would be honored to help you towards your goals. Take a look around our website to learn more about the therapy and counseling services we offer.

Learn More About PTSD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is likely present when past traumatic experiences will not remain in the past and they continue to interfere and intrude upon your present life.  PTSD can occur at any age after the first year of life and can lead to great emotional, physical, and relational stress if it is left untreated.  Not everyone that experiences a traumatic event goes on to experience PTSD, but many people do.  About 8 million adults have PTSD in each year (US Department of Veteran Affairs).  PTSD is not only experienced in war veterans, people that have experienced childhood abuse and domestic violence also experience these symptoms.  It is important to be able to identify the symptoms and get help in treating them to heal the chronic emotional and mental pain that PTSD causes.

What does PTSD feel like?

Do any of these sound like what you have been experiencing?

• You have experienced or been exposed to serious injury, sexual violence, emotional/mental abuse?
• The past keeps creeping into the present?
• Perhaps you are having nightmares or times when you are awake, and you feel like memories and thoughts of the past won’t stop coming up?
• Feeling disconnected or detached from friends and family?
• Feeling like you can’t have deep meaningful relationships?
• Feeling keyed up or on edge most of the time?
• Trying to avoid anything that reminds you of past experiences?
• Afraid to fall asleep because you may dream of the past?
• Difficulty remembering important aspects of past traumatic events that you have experienced?
• Negative beliefs about yourself, others, and the world?
• Feeling everything is your fault?
• Feelings of shame that won’t go away?
• A constant feeling of “blah”?
• Irritability and angry outbursts?
• Self-destructive behaviors?
• Difficulty concentrating?
• Difficulty getting quality sleep?

Do you find that the experiences that you checked above are interfering with the life you desire to have?  Have you felt lost and disconnected for so long that you aren’t sure you can get to the life you see others having, a life that you dream of?

If you have checked 2 or more of the experiences listed above, it may be beneficial for you to discuss with a health-care provider how you can get help in healing through these experiences.  Time does not heal all wounds and for those that it doesn’t, there is help available.  There are many treatment options that help people work through the past and develop a healthier and happier present life.

How do I recover?

There are certain types of therapy that research has found to the be the most helpful in treating PTSD symptoms.  Some of these include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy.  When you are working through past traumatic experiences it is important that you not only work with a therapist that is able to apply a therapy approach that is effective, but it is also important that you work with a therapist that is trained and experienced in treating trauma related stress.  Contact us today to further discuss how we might help you work towards a healed future.