Trauma
What is trauma?
To me, anything that has left a lasting impression on your life that continues to damage your ability to establish healthy relationships and a healthy sense of self due to events that have happened in your past. It could be a one-time event or a chronic series of events that has left you confused, shameful and guilty, to name a few feelings. If you witnessed a traumatic event, we work to process what happened, even if makes no sense. One way to begin to overcome trauma is to speak about it in a safe and non-judgmental environment. The next steps could be acceptance of shame and guilt, maybe even the recognition that you are not to blame for the trauma. Or not alone. In my practice, I’ve worked with trauma and recognize how hard it is to let go of self-blame or guilt that you witnessed an event and survived.