Trauma Therapy
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”― Carl Gustav Jung
TRAUMA AND EARLY CHILDHOOD WOUNDING EXPERIENCE
Early childhood emotional neglect, and complex/developmental trauma plunge our relational system into chaos and expose us to experiences of anxiety, depression, anger, and uncertainty in the world. The relationship we have as adults with our ‘self’ and others is often a reflection of these early experiences. Going through a traumatic or abusive experience can be extremely painful, confusing, and difficult. Because trauma can cause you to feel powerless, helpless, and unsafe, it often has a negative impact on all aspects of your life, including your work and relationships, as well as your physical and mental health.
Something that makes trauma and abuse so difficult is that once a traumatic event is over, the impact of that trauma can continue to affect you. Trauma not only creates painful feelings, but it also reinforces negative feelings towards oneself. For example, if you felt rejected by one of your parents when you were a child, you may have developed the belief, “I’m not valuable” or “I’m unlovable.” If you were abused in some way, you may have developed the belief, “I’m not safe”
Trauma can lead to self-defeating behaviors.
Trauma often leads to a wide range of self-defeating behaviors, including:
- Impulsiveness
- Substance abuse
- Gambling
- Compulsive behaviors
- Self-Injury
- Social isolation
- Anger and irritability
- Poor boundaries and difficulty asserting yourself
- Disordered eating
My core psychotherapy training laid the foundation for my experience in working with early childhood emotional neglect, developmental and complex trauma. I am a trauma sensitive therapist, trained to work at depth to recover the dissociated and deeply split off parts using attachment, relational, somatic, psychodynamic and transpersonal based theories.