Articles about Trauma

I have treated first responders, families, communities, groups, and people of all ages for nearly 20 years involving the outcomes...

Much of the research and information learned about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been through working with combat veterans....

The statistics of people who have experienced trauma at some point in their life are monumental. One in four women...

In the fantastic book, It Wasn’t Your Fault, Beverly Engel, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, makes perfectly clear that if you...

Emotional abuse is one of those categories that has an incredibly broad spectrum of narrative variety. Therapeutically, you will find...

What are your initial thoughts when you hear the words trauma or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? These words may conjure...

What is trauma? One definition of trauma is, “an experience that produces psychological injury or pain” (dictionary.com). In today’s society,...

Domestic abuse is a topic that has become more prevalent and is becoming more openly discussed, but it is still...

…the experience of loss itself does not have to be the defining moment of our lives. It is not what...

The term “nervous breakdown” is often overused and ambiguous. It could mean anything from a bad day and being overwhelmed...

In my practice, individuals coming in with traumas make up a significant portion of those I see. In fact, many...

I have lost track of the number of times a client has been surprised to hear the experience they shared...