By Jaunai Staton, LAMFT What Exactly Is Trauma? Trauma typically encompasses deeply distressing or excruciating experiences. Traumatic experiences can evoke an instinctual inclination to avoid. Trauma causes us to shield ourselves from intense emotions. We then resort to suppressing or completely avoiding how we feel. Facing and accepting trauma is no easy task. Recovery from traumaContinueContinue reading “Reclaiming Your Life: Individual Trauma Therapy”
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Trauma and Intimate Relationships
Trauma, in itself, is so complex. When one or both people in a relationship have experienced trauma, it can create rigidity, conflict, and misunderstandings. Here are some ways trauma can show up in your relationships. By Jaunai Staton, LAMFT Understanding Trauma in Relationships Let’s say your partner forgets to call or text you when they’re distracted.ContinueContinue reading “Trauma and Intimate Relationships”
Do I Have Trauma?
What Is Trauma? Having worked with clients for many years who have experienced something traumatic, I can tell you that no two people handle it in the same way. Trauma can be experienced individually, or it can happen simultaneously to an entire group of people, similar to the events that unfolded during 9/11. The bestContinueContinue reading “Do I Have Trauma?”