The experienced and empathetic therapists at the Trauma Therapy Center in West Palm Beach specialize in trauma therapy and are experts in helping clients heal and overcome trauma symptoms.
Conditions
We treat a variety of conditions, including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- PTSD/CPTSD
- Borderline personality disorder
- Panic attacks
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Complex trauma
- Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
- Social anxiety
- Alcohol addiction
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Anger
- ADHD
- Insomnia
- Physical abuse, psychological, and sexual abuse
- Heroin addiction
- Eating Disorders
- Sex addiction
- Histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
- Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Meth addiction
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal depression
- Substance use
- Adderall addiction
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Manic depression
- Gambling addiction
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Chronic depression
- Attachment Styles
We understand that trauma can be difficult to overcome on your own, but we are here to create a safe and supportive space for you to heal. If you are struggling with trauma, please contact us today for trauma therapy near you. We would be honored to help you on your journey to recovery with the help of the latest evidence-based interventions.
Trauma’s Affect on Your Nervous System
The state of our bodies influences our behavior, emotions, and thinking. Trauma affects our physical health significantly. We come into the world wired for connection. With our first breath, we embark on a quest to feel safe in our bodies, in our environments, and our relationships with others. The autonomic nervous system is our personal surveillance system, always on guard, asking the question, “Is this safe?” Its goal is to protect us by sensing safety and risk, listening moment by moment to what is happening in and around our bodies and in the connections we have to others.
Trauma has a significant impact on all areas of life. This impact stems from the reactions that occur in the body after a traumatic event. Trauma activates the fight or flight response in the brain., which is a survival mechanism that prepares the body for threat. When this happens our body becomes flooded with excess adrenaline and cortisol.
Negative effects of adrenaline and cortisol on the brain include:
- Reduced rational thinking
- Deceased ability to control emotions
- Decreased executive function
- Reduced ability to control behavior
- Hyperactivity or restlessness
- Impulsive behaviors
- Social withdrawal
While this trauma response is useful to help keep us safe in dangerous situations, too much cortisol and adrenaline cause negative physical health side effects, as well.
Some of these side effects to physical health include:
- Heart problems
- Weakened immune system
- Weight gain/loss
- Sleep disturbances
- Muscle weakness
- Hypervigilance
- Rapid breathing
- Diabetes
- Blood flow redistribution
- Sweating
- Weakened immune system
Experienced and competent therapists will utilize the window of tolerance to work with clients when dealing with trauma. The window of tolerance is the optimal range of arousal within which a client can safely work on their trauma. For individuals who have experienced trauma, the window of tolerance is narrowed. Trauma affects the parasympathetic nervous system by causing hyperarousal, hypervigilance, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, emotional numbness, dissociation, and difficulties with emotional regulation. Therapy aims to widen the window of tolerance by utilizing coping and regulation skills to help clients be more efficient in dealing with distress.
Embrace Healing The Power of Trust in Therapeutic Relationships
“In my experience, the most effective aspect of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. Establishing trust between a client and clinician is the first step to healing.”
In the realm where trauma intersects with our bodies, the path of healing becomes illuminated through trauma therapy. Our best-rated therapists are here to walk this transformative journey alongside you, facilitating the restoration of emotional balance. Embrace the prospect of renewed strength, resilience, and a brighter future.