Trauma & Emotional Collapse

Traumas come in many forms and for many reasons. They can feel isolating and controlling. They can induce fear and a strong determination to never allow them to happen again. Our responses can come in many forms: from emotional collapse to withdrawal, from anger to hyper-vigilance.

 

Just as each person’s trauma is uniquely theirs alone, there’s no fixed way in which trauma is experienced and no single way to work through it. Various methods exist to manage the symptoms and perhaps even close over the wound, but trauma leaves an emotional scar as a continuous reminder of the event. A scar that we can learn to live with, and to learn from. So, how do we understand our trauma? What does it mean? How does it fit with our sense of identity? We can’t wish it away, but we can find a way to move on, to grow and develop, and to be stronger from our experiences.

 

Working from a position focused on your experiences and what they mean to you in your life, I aim to provide a safe, empathetic, non-judgemental and encouraging space for you to explore traumatic events, how they have impacted your life and how to move forward. In this area, I work primarily with:

·       Military personnel and those experienced with combat and other life-threatening situations;

·       Childhood experiences – abuse, neglect, abandonment, care-experienced;

·       Those experiencing life-limiting conditions and those supporting them;

·       Others who feel this approach would be of use in exploring the significance and meaning of life.

 

If you would like to examine how therapy with me might help, then contact me to arrange a free initial online consultation.

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