TRAUMA CARE treatment
Individuals that have been under a lot of stress or experienced unexpected pain that has incapacitated them physically, emotionally or mentally may have trauma in their current or past history. Such types of trauma could include all types of mental, physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect. Also hospitalizations, domestic violence, medical procedures, vehicular accidents, terrorism, and war are frequent situations in which traumatic experiences occur.
Trauma could be connected to something really new happening within the last few hours or something really old in the past reoccurring in mind due to past psychological trauma and memories. Frequently in the moment that it is occurring there is so much fear. The ability to manage such distress is so hard to handle.
I have and will provide the knowledge and safe place of how to cope with the thoughts one has when one is undergoing such pain. The mental pain bothers so much the whole heart and mind of a person and it can cause or exacerbate the symptoms of depression, sleeplessness, and anxiety already present. Flooding the system like this frequently ends up causing physical health problems and even altercations with strangers or people that you love.
Often a way of coping would be to use high doses of medications to relieve the symptoms. Medical Doctors provide great interventions through medications to increase the ability to function and not be frozen. I support medication use because medications can be essential at times for creating a way to function and live.
Medications are also helpful while being treated therapeutically to decrease the continuation of self harm, depressive thoughts, or suicidal tendencies that can be present in individuals who are not able to fully cope with the pain they are going through. I know without a doubt, however, medication by itself is inadequate. Addressing the emotions and behavior in therapy treatment for trauma will cause even greater increases in function and coping.
Having specialized and invested in understanding treatments for high level chronic illness care, substance abuse treatment, and tools to treat trauma and disordered states, I have knowledge of how to assist the recovery of trauma patients or help manage their distress. Please come see me as soon as you can to work on finding some relief and restoring balance.
This is a link that explains more about EMDR Treatment. It is a type of treatment I am trained to use for trauma victims.
This is a link to a public 10 minute video where Peter Levine explains a couple of soothing techniques that could be useful to you in helping you cope with your trauma until I am able to meet with you in person.
These trauma care counseling services are provided at our Coit/380 office and online platform in North Texas.