Trauma Treatment and Therapy
Trauma Treatment In Utah
Reclaim & Transform
“I DON’T FEEL CONNECTED TO MY LIFE AROUND ME.”
“I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.”
“I DON’T KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY EMOTIONS ANYMORE.”
Is This You?
I UNDERSTAND. I HEAR YOU.
Trauma hurts us so deeply it is indescribable. It can be like having a ghost, personally tailored to reflect your darkest experiences. Everyone experiences hardship and can even be brutalized, but when the experience refuses to leave you, you have a hard time experiencing joy, are plagued by nightmares, or feel it so intensely that you get shaky, dizzy, or unable to swallow when you think about it, then it has become something that requires further treatment.
Trauma isn’t something that defines you, but if you try to ignore the symptoms of trauma then it can become something that grows to rule your life. It doesn’t have to. You can live and thrive in spite of traumatic experiences.
Are you ready for the first step?
EXPLORE
What Hurt You
Trauma therapy can give you a safe and judgment-free space where you can explore your past experiences, at your pace, in your time. There are many ways to build up to a comfortable place to exploring trauma. You and your therapist can decide what looks best for you.
IDENTIFY
What Heals You
There are a variety of treatment modalities for trauma. You and your therapist will decide what methods work for you. As you face your trauma, or heal in different ways, it can be challenging. It is important to work with your therapist with honesty as you develop different skills to cope with a variety of trauma symptoms.
UNCOVER
What Comes Next
As you heal from trauma, you get to decide what your life looks like moving forward. You get to start dreaming, knowing that you are strong. Not because of what you went through, but in spite of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends a lot of the kind of treatment modality you choose to pursue with your therapist, but really it is singular and unique to each person. Sometimes it can be really emotionally exhausting and take significant time before someone feels ready to face really deep trauma. Sometimes people are ready and their brains are poised and it happens really quickly. There is no right or wrong, it is a journey that can be intense. It is important that you are comfortable with the therapist you choose to work on trauma processing with.
EMDR is a popular modality for trauma processing in the community right now. Many therapists are EMDR certified, but it is also not the only option for trauma processing so talk to your therapist to discuss options for trauma treatment with them. DBT and Narrative Therapy are also evidence-based modalities that have shown to reduce severity and frequency of symptoms related to trauma exposure.
Trauma is more about the experience that still exists in your body, and less about the specific memory. No one seeks to recover memories, and that science is shaky at best. Helping your body process the trauma and helping your brain feel safe letting go of harmful narratives are more important. If you have specific concerns, you can walk through them with your therapist.
You can fill out the contact form to reach out and request a consultation with a specific therapist, and then we will reach out to you to set up a free consultation where you can meet them before you commit and decide if you feel like it is a good fit.