Trauma Work in Therapy

The following is a quick introduction to me, trauma therapy, and the work we will do together:

Hi! Thanks for checking out my blog! My name is Bekah and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I specialize in working with trauma, codependency, and LGBTQIAP+ experiences. I am passionate about working with survivors of abuse, neglect, sexual assault, early childhood trauma, complex trauma, intimate partner violence, traumatic grief, and other types of trauma. Trauma work involves understanding survival skills, coping mechanisms, and how the body reacts to and stores trauma.

Trauma therapy (with me as your therapist) includes learning how to tune into your body and your feelings and developing a way to check in with yourself, regulate your emotions, and self-soothe. It’s important to have this foundation in place before processing and working through traumatic experiences so that you’re able to work through feelings and emotions that come up during the process in healthy ways. Trauma therapy is about helping you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and how you work so that you can move through life’s challenges with an awareness of your strengths and resiliency.

The Healing Process:

The first part of trauma work involves formulating a firm foundation of stabilization skills. This involves developing a process of checking in with yourself, tuning into feelings and messages your body is sending you, and regulating emotional, psychological, and physiological responses to stress. Many people refer to this as developing grounding skills. The second part of trauma work involves identifying triggers, symptoms of trauma, and trauma patterns. This step also involves developing healthier ways of connecting with others and connecting with parts of yourself that have been lost, forgotten, or ignored as a result of trauma. The third part of trauma work involves processing the trauma while using the skills you have developed in earlier sessions to work through the trauma in a healthy way.