Recovery from addiction is a lifelong battle endeavor. Addiction negatively impacts everything that we hold dear, from family life to work, and eventually it becomes impossible for the addict to live a normal life. Seeking addiction treatment is a good start however in order to sustain long term recovery and a life worth living it…
Often times those struggling with relationships are well aware of patterns that keep showing up no matter who their partner is. They may find someone who seems quite different in the beginning only to notice later in the relationship that many of the problems they experienced with other partners are showing up again. Other’s struggle…
Trauma Informed You may ask what makes “trauma informed” therapy different then classic psychotherapy, and why this distinction is so important. We’d like to address this to help you understand why the trauma informed therapy is so crucial for trauma healing. Classic therapeutic approaches generally include styles such as psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, cognitive behavioral or family…
What is Childhood Trauma? Trauma can take place in many forms. Trauma that happens over time, often during childhood and often in the hands of a trusted relationship, has been called complex trauma, developmental trauma, or relational trauma. Childhood trauma can come in the form of physical or emotional abuse as well as physical or…
Psychological Trauma I’ve often heard this very question from my patients. The answer is it depends. If the goal of therapy is simply to reduce symptoms then the focus might be on tools and strategies to help regulate the nervous system, promote self-soothing and increase the ability to tolerate a variety of emotions. This is…
Outpatient Treatment Center Trauma and Beyond ® is formulated on the premise that initial trauma work is best done in a stage model. At Trauma and Beyond Psychological Center ®, an outpatient treatment center, we are aware that clients can become re-traumatized if the work is moved into too quickly without the proper creation of…