Embarking on the journey to understand and manage PTSD can be both challenging and relieving. I’m here to guide you through this journey, offering a personalized approach that empowers you with the tools and strategies to manage your symptoms and evolve into a new and refreshed person.
Common Symptoms
Intrusive Memories
Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event, reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks), upsetting dreams or nightmares about the traumatic event, severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event.
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Avoidance
Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event, avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the traumatic event.
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Negative Changes in Thinking and Mood
Negative thoughts about yourself, other people or the world, hopelessness about the future, memory problems, including not remembering important aspects of the traumatic event, difficulty maintaining close relationships, feeling detached from family and friends, lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed, difficulty experiencing positive emotions, feeling emotionally numb.
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Changes in Physical and Emotional Reactions
Being easily startled or frightened, always being on guard for danger, self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much or driving too fast, trouble sleeping, trouble concentrating, irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior, overwhelming guilt or shame.
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Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Therapeutic techniques are strategies used in therapy to help individuals improve their mental health. We may use multiple techniques or focus on one method depending on the client’s needs and goals
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on the relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; targets current problems and symptoms; and focuses on changing patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that lead to difficulties in functioning.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
CPT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps patients learn how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to the trauma.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
This therapy teaches individuals to gradually approach trauma-related memories, feelings, and situations.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR uses eye movements, similar to what occurs during REM sleep, to help facilitate information processing and reduce the effects of trauma and the accompanying negative beliefs.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is an approach based on the belief that you aren’t separated from your internal “family” — inner parts that need to be integrated for wholeness.
Mindfulness-Based Techniques
Strategies such as distraction, deep breathing, mindfulness, and behavior activation can help manage symptoms and reoccurrence.
Ready to begin your journey to anxiety relief?
Contact me today to start your path to managing PTSD symptoms. I provide personalized treatment and practical skills for a brighter future:
- Assessment & goals
- Evidence-based therapy
- Supportive environment
- Sustainable skills
