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Both Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are a result of overwhelming and harmful event(s), with a lasting negative impact both psychologically and emotionally. Painful, distressing symptoms or reactions in the present, may also be from earlier experiences in your life, you may not have considered the result of trauma.

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Symptoms

  • Depression and fear

  • Anxiety & Panic

  • Guilt, shame, self-blame

  • Social withdrawal

  • Sleeping and eating problems

  • Poor concentration, dissociation

  • Impulsive, self-destructive behavior

  • Substance Abuse

  • Flashbacks 

  • Nightmares

  • Intrusive thoughts

  • Hyper-vigilance 

  • Emotional flooding

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Treatment

  • A thorough initial clinical evaluation may reveal past trauma or deeper exploration of current trauma and its effects on functioning

  • Education about negative effects of trauma,  and how therapies such as EMDR & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can eliminate symptoms of trauma & PTSD rapidly, often within 1-5 sessions using ART and slightly longer with EMDR

  • Both EMDR & ART are highly recognized, evidenced based therapies, with ART awarded U.S. government approval by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

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