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trauma Therapy in Nashville

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Trauma Therapy in Nashville

Trauma doesn’t just go away

Something happened. You thought it was in the past, but it’s clear that this trauma is still with you. It seemed like something you could shrug off, but the truth is traumatic experiences don’t go away that easily. You feel this event affecting your life. It influences how you see the world around you. Certain things trigger you, whether that’s a certain word or phrase, a physical action someone makes, or even a sound or smell. The reality is trauma has altered how your brain works. 

Trauma doesn’t come in one size or fall into neat categories. There are “T” traumas, which include sexual violence, serious injury, and life threatening circumstances such as war. These are traumas that people typically think of when they talk about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. There are also “t” traumas such as losing a loved one, break ups, and bullying or harassment. These happen more frequently but can be just as detrimental to your mental and physical health. While “T” and “t” are the categories trauma therapists use to classify traumatic experiences, there’s no box that can contain what you experienced. Your trauma is unique to you.

Trauma symptoms include: 

  • Flashbacks 

  • Intrusive thoughts 

  • Guilt

  • Loss of interest

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Emotional detachment 

  • Social isolation

  • Fear

  • Mistrust

Trauma therapy moves you forward

At the Nashville Center for Trauma and Psychotherapy, we will help you get unstuck. You’ll reprocess the traumatic events from your past, understand how trauma affects you today, and make a plan for how to move forward. Not only will we make a plan, but we’ll also provide you with tangible tactics for you to break free from trauma’s grip. 

The goals of trauma therapy are to help face the reality of the past events without getting stuck, reduce the symptoms, work towards living in the present, improve daily life, reclaim personal power, and learn tangible skills to help you thrive. At Nashville Center for Trauma and Psychotherapy, we utilize various methods like EMDR, Brainspotting, TF-CBT, play therapy, IFS, and others to help you heal.  

You’re an individual and there is no one size fits all “fix” for therapy. We will work with you to find the most effective path for you to heal. You’ll be in control of your life, not your trauma. We will help you feel capable, confident, and strong in the face of your trauma so you can get back to living a full, rich life.