Trauma creates change not chosen. Healing creates change that is.

Trauma is described as experiencing a traumatic event that can have a lasting emotional effect on a person’s sense of safety, self, and ability to regulate emotions and navigate relationships. Not all trauma survivors experience negative consequences, however, trauma itself can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in everyday life.

Trauma quite literally rewires our brain and its development – rather than being wired for connection, trauma rewires itself for protection. It creates a cascade of biological changes and stress responses within the body which are associated with many common mental health issues.  Maybe you find difficulty in connecting with others and cannot understand why those connections seems so terrifying. Perhaps you feel that you are always “on”, and the idea of being still or calm is terrifying or even just not an option you allow yourself. Maybe you are feeling excessive guilt and/or shame and thus, unworthy of good things, often leading to self-sabotage in a myriad of ways.

Do you feel isolated and/or out of control emotionally? Therapy can help identify and heal those wounds.