Experienced Trauma Counselors | Co-Located Durham & Chapel Hill, NC
Specialists in EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Invidivual Therapy, and TF-CBT
Trauma Isn’t Just What Happened to You.
Trauma is the aftermath of an event, not the event itself. These events an imprint on our nervous system causing us to feel out of connection and control with our lives.
Potential problems or symptoms that can arise after trauma include:
- Re-experiencing intrusive memories, nightmares, or flashbacks of trauma
- Tearfulness, anger, guilt, shame, anxiety, grief, fear, or emotional numbing
- Hypervigilance (or feeling jumpy)
- Feeling the world is unsafe or that we aren’t able to protect ourselves
- Shifts in core beliefs about our worth or value
- Avoiding social events, large public outings, or running errands
- Isolating from loved ones and avoiding contact with friends
- Difficulty concentrating, lack of motivation in finishing projects, short term memory issues
- Insomnia
Effective Treatment for Trauma
Our counselors understand the vulnerability and anxiety that can come with sharing sensitive trauma memories. To create the safety and trust needed to share your story, we provide trauma-informed care and spend time collaborating with you to set personalized goals and find the right treatment.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Structured therapy for adults and focuses on one memory at a time.
- Involves bilateral (left-right) stimulation during recall of trauma to reduce vividness of memory.
- SAFE EMDR focuses on the mind-body connection and safety within your body. The attachment part of the therapy looks at your upbringing and attachments and how they may be impacting your currency attachment style
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT):
- Particularly helpful for younger clients
- combines techniques and theories from several interventions
- Short term
- Focuses on psychoeducation, coping skills, gradual exposure to triggers, cognitive processing, and sometimes, care giver involvement
Somatic Therapy:
- discover and create an experience of safety by bringing attention to the body-mind dialogue happening in real time.
- learn about your nervous system and how you operate in the world.
- Based in Polyvagal Theory
- engage in somatic explorations that will teach you how to regulate and be aware your emotions before you are overcome by them
It’s important to remember that seeking help for trauma doesn’t mean you are broken; it means you’ve faced life-altering experiences and are resilient enough to seek support!Insight Counseling Center provides a one-of-a-kind and peaceful space for you to heal from trauma. Contact us today for a 15-minute consultation.
