Trauma Counseling
in Lafayette, LA
What is trauma counseling?
Most people will experience some form of trauma in their lifetime. This could be a car accident, abuse, neglect, the sudden death of a loved one, a violent criminal act, or exposure to a violence or a near death experience. While many people will recover from trauma over time, others may struggle with lingering impacts of lasting trauma. Trauma therapy can help you undo the messages your body and brain hold on to from the trauma and experience healing. We have therapists who specialize in trauma therapy and are trained in trauma informed modalities.
What is Trauma & PTSD?
Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) is the direct experience of, witnessing of, or learning of a traumatic event. We can also experience micro traumas (little t) that others may not recognize as impactful but for you can still be distressing.
There are 4 main categories of symptoms of trauma as defined by the DSM-V-TR:
Avoidance Symptoms
Re-Experiencing Symptoms
Hyperarousal Symptoms
Negative Mood & Cognition Symptoms
Symptoms may include things such as distressing dreams, flashbacks, body reactions to internal or external triggers; repeated, disturbing or unwanted memories, reliving the experience, avoidance of memories, or sleep difficulties.
What Trauma Modalities Are We Trained In?
Our trauma therapists are trained in a variety of trauma informed modalities including the following:
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Anthetic Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Prolonged Exposure (PE)
Written Exposure Therapy
