Trauma Therapy in New Mexico
Shiloh Hill Counseling provides trauma focused therapy in New Mexico tailored to your unique needs. Everyone's life experiences are unique and it's important to face trauma at your pace. Traumatic memories are hard to face and talk about and trust within the therapeutic relationship is important. Therapy can be life changing for individuals exposed to a traumatic event or prolonged trauma. I am here to help you face, process through traumatic memories and challenge intrusive thought patterns. You can live life again.
Trauma may include one traumatic event or prolonged exposure to a series of stressful events. You may have experienced a traumatic accident, medical issues, prolonged abuse and/or neglect, bullying, the sudden death of a loved one, a violent crime, exposure to the violence of war or a natural disaster. There is also the exposure to “secondary trauma;" the psychological impact of hearing or witnessing the experiences, stories or events of others.
Family, friends and community support may help but therapy can further help individuals heal, find deeper meaning and improve day to day quality of life and relationships. Traumatic events can cause a person to live with deep emotional pain, fear, confusion or post-traumatic stress long after the event has passed.
In these circumstances, the support, guidance and assistance of an experienced therapist can help individuals heal.
Trauma Symptoms
Persistent fear, guilt, anger and shame. Individuals may feel detached, numb and a loss of interest in activities they once enjoyed.
Avoidance Symptoms
- Avoiding specific locations, people, sights, situations and sounds that serve as reminders of the traumatic event
- Difficulty remembering specific aspects of the event
Re-experiencing Symptoms
- A flooding of intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks
Hyperarousal Symptoms
- Anger, irritability and hypervigilance
- Aggressive and reckless behaviors, self-harm
- Sleep disturbances
Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms
- Distorted thoughts or belief systems
- Difficulty feeling happiness, joy, satisfaction or peace
- Change in habits or behavior since the trauma
Research has proven psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Evidenced based therapeutic interventions such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and Mindfulness Based CBT are a few of the options that are proven to treat trauma symptoms.
If you or someone you know in New Mexico has suffered from a traumatic event or prolonged trauma, I invite you to contact me for a consultation.