Trauma-Focused Therapy

Trauma can be defined not as the event that happened to you, but rather as the body’s inability to process the residual emotions and cognitive effects. Trauma can occur from natural disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, abuse and neglect, or insecure attachments to caregivers as a child. Treating trauma requires extensive knowledge of the physiological responses of the body as well as the emotional impacts to not re-traumatize the client during the healing process.

Mara Yachimski & Candace David are trained in treating Trauma.

  • Depending on your unique experience, trauma can be treated a variety of ways including:

    Treating trauma involves learning the root cause of the responses, how those responses have created new patterns in your life, and implementing changes to mitigate the residual effects of the impact of the event on your cognitive and physical being.

  • The healing process for trauma may include talking about the preceding event(s) but does not include "reliving" the event. Instead, we look at how you are living your life now and learn how to reintegrate and rewire your body's response to activating events and triggers to create new insight and relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety.

  • Trauma has become more well-known and researched through the past few years, and more psychologists are realizing you don't need to experience something "traumatic" to develop a trauma response. Some examples include generational trauma, cultural assimilation, divorce/family conflict, academic pressures, medical procedures, and more.