Treating Trauma

What is Trauma and its symptoms?

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Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event or series of events, such as accidents, rape or natural disasters. Reactions such as psychological shock and psychological denial are typical. Longer-term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, difficulties with interpersonal relationships and sometimes physical symptoms including headaches or nausea.

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People who go through extremely traumatizing experiences often have problems and difficulties afterwards. The severity of these symptoms depends on the person, the types of trauma involved, and the emotional support they receive from others. The range of reactions to trauma can be wide and varied, and differ in severity from person to person.

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How does Kaela treat Trauma at her office in Dublin, Ohio?

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A number of psychotherapy approaches have been designed with the treatment of trauma in mind - EMDR, progressive counting (PC), somatic experiencing, biofeedback, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and sensorimotor psychotherapy, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) etc.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is effective for trauma-related disorders and is a first line treatment. There is a large body of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of trauma-related symptoms, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Therapy allows processing trauma-related memories and allows growth towards more adaptive psychological functioning. It helps to develop positive coping instead of negative coping and allows the individual to integrate upsetting-distressing material (thoughts, feelings and memories) and to resolve these internally. It also aids in the growth of personal skills like resilience, ego regulation, empathy, etc.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy in which the person being treated recalls distressing experiences whilst doing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement or tapping either side of the body. Multiple meta-analyses have found EMDR to be as effective as trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of PTSD. Read my blog posts about EMDR

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More about Kaela's treatment style:

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We can find a resolution to the emotional trauma and distressing experience that is causing you emotional shock. We can help you so that the painful memory no longer triggers intense anxiety and flashbacks. We're trained to help you identify past and present traumatic experiences. We will help you to process your experiences reintegrate your past back into a larger, life narrative. Traumas are a very serious matter and can prevent you from having a fulfilled life. Don’t let it stop from the wonderful moments life has to offer.

 

At Kaela's office, conveniently located at Teal Saguaro Wellness, Inc in Dublin, on the North West Columbus, we take our patient's health seriously! We offer a holistic perspective to patient's mental health, that is often integrates not only a variety of therapy approaches, but also considers a patient's physical wellness. We recognize that taking a medication as a quick fix to reduce symptoms does not address what's causing those symptoms. As such, in addition to counseling - after we meet with our patients and get an idea of what specific concerns they have and what their lifestyle is like - we may refer patients to nutritional consultants, wellness experts, chiropractors, psychiatrists, or other medical specialists as appropriate.

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Find out more about what to expect with billing/insurance, appointments, and more.

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Read my recent blog posts on Trauma: