Trauma Informed Therapists in Bergen County
Are you having difficulty dealing with a tragic event?
We’re here to help you heal
You keep reliving the day it happened.
You thought it wasn’t a big deal, but the memories are haunting you.
You have difficulty sleeping and/or recurring nightmares.
You become overwhelmed with fear even though you know you are in a safe place.
You have trouble concentrating and startle easily.
You always feel on edge and can’t control your mood swings.
Does this sound like what you’re going through?
Trauma can take over when you least expect it
Whether a one-time event, or a prolonged series of events, trauma takes a toll, even if you don’t immediately feel the impact. It affects your thoughts, feelings, and overall ability to live your life. Regardless of the cause of your trauma – violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, childhood trauma, or a complex trauma – over time, you may experience a mix of psychological and physical symptoms, such as:
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Depression
- Confusion
- Mood Swings
- Being on Edge
- Numbness
- Disconnected from Your Body
- Relationship Issues
- Shame or Self-Blame
- Difficulty Sleeping/Nightmares
- Fatigue
- Heart Palpitations
- Body Aches
- No longer finding joy
Know that experiencing these symptoms is a normal response to a traumatic event. But that doesn’t mean that you should live your life accepting these feelings as your new normal.
Stop struggling and start healing
Unfortunately as much as you may wish to, you can’t go back in time to erase the trauma. You can, however, take control over how you handle your response to it. It takes time and work, but you can start to heal and loosen the grip trauma has on your life. You are resilient and can take charge of your healing process.
Every therapist at Redefining Counseling is trauma-informed. We are aware of the complex impact of trauma on your life and how it shapes your ability to cope, maintain relationships, and get through the day or night. We integrate this understanding into your customized counseling plan, with your personal and emotional safety always being our number one priority. Your therapist will walk you through the therapy process at your own pace in a safe, compassionate environment.
How therapy can help you cope with your trauma
Our trauma-informed approach to therapy will help you recognize the role of trauma in your life experiences so you can start the healing process. Together with your therapist, you’ll explore the impact it has on your relationships, work, and social activities. While it may be scary to relive the event during therapy, doing so will help you lessen the symptoms and the hold the event has on you over time.
Through a combination of modalities that best fit your needs, during your therapy sessions, you’ll learn:
- Coping skills to handle the memories, negative thoughts, and feelings you experience
- How to develop internal and physical senses of safety
- How to reframe, and make sense of, the traumatic event/s
- To identify and address what triggers your traumatic feelings
- To reduce your anxiety, anger, and confusion
- To improve your relationships