Why We Practice Trauma Restorative Care™

Navigating adulthood often involves grappling with challenges rooted in childhood experiences. Trauma, a common but frequently overlooked issue, can go untreated or misdiagnosed, particularly during childhood.

Trauma can stem from any situation where a person feels threatened or endangered, whether real or perceived. Its impact varies significantly among individuals, as what may traumatize one person might not affect another in the same way. It's crucial to recognize that trauma is not solely defined by the type of event or external judgments but by the individual's emotional experience.

Identifying trauma often relies on observing symptoms, as it alters how the mind and body respond to stress, events, or triggers. Whether stemming from a singular incident like an accident or prolonged circumstances such as illness, trauma can be caused by unseen conditions. Feelings of unsafety, isolation, or a lack of connection with the world, coupled with mental health conditions like depression or anxiety, can also contribute to trauma. Even the experience of becoming a parent may lead to trauma.

Children growing up in challenging environments, marked by abuse, neglect, unsafe neighborhoods, or political unrest, may carry burdens of stress into adulthood. Some grapple with troubled relationships with caregivers, their faith, community, and more. 

Symptoms of trauma often manifest in difficulties regulating thoughts, emotions, and automatic nervous system responses. Survivors may become hypersensitive emotionally, neglecting their own needs while focusing on others. 

Hypervigilance, a neurological response rooted in trauma, keeps individuals on high alert for potential threats, leading to intense worry, anxiety, or constant wariness.

Belonging becomes elusive for trauma survivors, who struggle with overwhelming emotions (hyperarousal) or numbness (hypoarousal). Trauma's impact persists throughout a person's lifetime, and time alone doesn't guarantee healing.

Many trauma survivors turn to coping mechanisms like substance use, self-harm, or addictive behaviors, contributing to higher rates of illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.

Everyone can benefit from  Trauma Restorative Care™ , even those who may not initially connect their issues with trauma. A  Trauma Restorative Care™  therapist understands the impact of emotional and psychological stress on the mind and body, offering support in various ways.

At Alliance Coaching and Counseling, we integrate multiple therapeutic modalities to address trauma, including Somatic therapy, EMDR, cognitive challenging, refocusing, reframing, communication skills, the client's faith, and more. 

Our dedicated therapists aim to empower clients and facilitate healing through  Trauma Restorative Care™ .