TRAUMA THERAPY IN CONNECTICUT
Stop your past from ruling the present
Your past is hard to forget, and the chaos seems to follow you.
Something happened to you that has left you feeling alone, raw, and vulnerable. You've worked hard to protect yourself from that point forward by pouring yourself into your career and being the exact support for everyone else that you needed most when you were younger.
You set your goals high and your expectations higher. On the outside, people see someone who is resilient, kind, motivated, and self-aware. Yet what they don’t see is how, at any given moment, an ounce of disapproval or criticism sends you into a tailspin. Your past creeps back up, whispering to you that you’re not enough.
You’re tired and ready for change.
Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s getting harder to keep pretending you’re fine. Perhaps you’re getting into more arguments in your relationships, making mistakes at work, sleeping differently, or spending most of your time wondering how you’re going to keep it all together.
You wear your hefty workload like a badge of honor, and the added bonus is that when things begin to fall apart, your jam-packed schedule gives an easy explanation; Rather than acknowledging your inner world feels like a dumpster fire.
Keeping others at arm's length is a skill you’ve mastered, despite your deep yearning for closeness.
You are not crazy
When you’ve been abused, hurt, or assaulted, your body stores that experience and that can make connecting with yourself and others difficult. The world around you no longer makes sense.
Trauma therapy can help.
explore
Trauma can feel messy and convoluted. Once trust and safety have been established, we can help you begin to unravel the emotions, experiences, patterns, and beliefs that continue to cause you pain.
feel
What you uncover may feel uncomfortable or shameful. We cultivate a space where you can safely experience these emotions without judgment, connecting to self-compassion during the process.
grow
You’ll notice shifts in your relationships, self-acceptance, and enjoyment in your life. Uncomfortable emotions and triggers have become more tolerable. Together, we will expand this tolerance into acceptance and joy.
Questions?
These are some common questions about Trauma Therapy. You can learn more about our therapists and their approach here.
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It’s easy to misdefine trauma as being strictly related to experiences of war and combat, physical abuse in childhood, horrific car accidents, and violent crimes.
In reality, trauma is relative to the person who has experienced it and can cause difficulty in your life in a variety of ways.
Difficult relationships
High-stress work environments
Bullying and harassment
Sibling comparison or competition
Emotionally-distant parent(s)
Foster care and adoption
Life transitions
Conflict between parents
Family member substance use
All of these experiences can be traumatic and cause distress even long after they have ended or you have left the situation. While not every traumatic experience leads to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), every distressing experience deserves space to be acknowledged and processed.
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The people that our practice works with have primarily experienced relational or interpersonal trauma, meaning that their trauma was caused by an interaction (or number of interactions) with another person.
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Yes and no.
Our therapists believe trauma therapy should focus on processing the feelings, beliefs, and physical symptoms that are present around your trauma, rather than asking you to relive your trauma experience by sharing every tiny detail.
Healing trauma certainly lends to talking about your experiences so that together we can better understand their impact and notice any patterns that may be unknowingly woven into your life. This may be uncomfortable and difficult to do, but together we will create a space that helps you feel safe.
