Trauma Therapy & PTSD Treatment

Does It Feel As Though The Past Is Holding You Back?

You feel like you’re constantly on edge, overwhelmed. It seems like you continue to relive memories of the past. Often, you find yourself feeling anxious and angry. You’re having trouble sleeping and feel exhausted and depressed most of the time.

Perhaps you are easily annoyed at others and your relationships and work are suffering. You are constantly on high alert, always vigilant and on the lookout for danger, worried that what happened to you in the past will happen again.

THESE CAN be signs of trauma

Experiencing trauma may change how you see the world, others, and and your beliefs. However, what happened in the past does not have to continue to have power in your life. Some people are tempted to think, “what I went through isn’t that bad. I wouldn’t really define it as trauma, I should be able to handle it.” There is a misconception that PTSD only affects those who have been in war or see traumas on a daily basis. This isn’t true. Trauma can be caused by a variety of sources and situations and we all respond differently to it.

Signs of Trauma and Symptoms of PTSD

There are many symptoms of PTSD, and they look different for everyone, but they can fall into four major categories, including:

Intrusive memories

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  • Unwanted upsetting memories of the traumatic event that keep coming back over and over again

  • Reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks)

  • Severe emotional pain or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event

Avoidance

  • Taking great measures to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event

  • Avoiding places, activities, or people that remind you of the traumatic event

Negative changes in thinking and mood

  • Negative thoughts about yourself, other people or the world

  • Lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed

  • Difficulty experiencing positive emotions

Changes in physical and emotional reactions

  • Always being on guard for danger

  • Irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior

  • Overwhelming guilt or shame

Source: Mayo Clinic​

The good news is that therapy can help. You don’t have to have these symptoms and feel this way forever.

I Will Provide Support As You Process and Work Through Your Trauma

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As someone who has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, I have suffered all of the above symptoms. I can empathize with people who have suffered traumas because this is a part of my story too. I was blessed with a counselor who walked with me and helped me.

The severity of your traumatic events will not be judged at Fostering Hopes Counseling. I will help you find meaning in the way you interpreted the trauma you experienced. This can help you recover, take back control of your life from the people or things that took away your power in the first place.

Trauma Therapy and PTSD Treatment Will Help You Take Back Control of Your Life

It can be incredibly hard to hold on to hope that you can feel better. But counseling can provide hope and healing, even in the darkest of places. I have seen people’s lives change for the better simply from showing up to counseling and just trying. It won’t be easy and you might want to give up, maybe more than once. But, if you stick with it, you can find new ways of seeing life, and find new purpose and hope again. No matter where you are in your journey towards wholeness, at Fostering Hopes, healing can start now.

Fostering Hopes Counseling’s Approach to Trauma Therapy and PTSD Treatment

As a narrative therapist, I believe that people are not the problem, but that the problem is the problem. We will work together to separate you from your problems. Your problems do not need to define who you are as a person. I believe that you are inherently resourceful and the expert of your own life. I will focus on your strengths when discussing problems. This will help you move in a positive direction. You have the ability to overcome problems and write a more fulfilling stories for your future.

You Aren’t Alone:

Trauma & PTSD is more common than you might think. Among adults:

  • About 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives.

  • Approximately 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year. This is only a small portion of those who have gone through a trauma.

  • It is estimated that 10 of every 100 women develop PTSD sometime in their lives, compared with about 4 of every 100 men. ​

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

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Begin Trauma Therapy or PTSD Treatment in Maryland

Your trauma does not have to continue to hold power in your life. Life can be different and more hopeful, with trauma therapy at Fostering Hopes Counseling. To begin trauma counseling, follow a few simple steps:

  1. Connect with Fostering Hopes Counseling today for a free consultation phone call.

  2. Schedule an appointment

  3. Begin finding healing and freedom from your past.

Other Mental Health Services at Fostering Hopes Counseling

Trauma and PTSD counseling isn’t the only service I offer. Among the other mental health services Fostering Hopes Counseling provides are anxiety counseling, depression counseling, counseling for college students, and religious trauma therapy.