Getting to know PTSD & C-PTSD
Most of us will experience trauma at some point in our lives. And for many of us the impact of these events lingers, making it difficult to live our lives the way we want to.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) are the names we give to the symptoms of trauma and the toll they take us, physically and emotionally. PTSD stems from a single incident, whereas C-PTSD arises from repeated long-term trauma. Both can cause you to:
- Have persistent memories, flashbacks or nightmares.
- Avoid anything that reminds you of the trauma.
- Feel afraid, angry, guilty, or ashamed.
- Become easily startled and constantly alert.
- Have increased difficulties with sleep, concentration, and memory.
- Feel extra irritable – like you can go from zero to a hundred in seconds.
But it doesn’t have to stay that way. You can uncover where your symptoms are coming from, build resilience, and move beyond them to live on your terms.
What can life after therapy look like?
Trauma therapy can help you explore the connection between your mind, body, and emotions so you can understand how trauma has shaped your experiences. With more insight into how it’s impacted you, you can build resilience and access coping strategies to alleviate your symptoms.
My approach is designed to help you:
- Understand the physical impacts of trauma on your brain and body.
- Pinpoint and reprocess distressing memories that continue to affect you.
- Develop curiosity and compassion towards yourself to ground and anchor your nervous system.
- Increase your sense of stability to reduce triggers.
- Identify and challenge core beliefs that keep your trauma response active.
So, how do we treat PTSD and C-PTSD?
The gold-standard treatment for trauma, EMDR targets pivotal past experiences and uses bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) to help you process them. It’s interactive, practical, and respects your privacy by prompting the healing process physically. Basically, it rewires your brain so you can make sense of your experiences in a more positive way.
Psychodynamic
Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy explores how your past experiences shape your current thoughts and behaviours. Together, we’ll focus on identifying unconscious patterns and dynamics to help you understand yourself deeply and make lasting changes in your life.
Schema
Therapy
ACT
Therapy
Compassion
Focused Therapy
With a focus on fostering empathy, this therapy is designed to help you overcome self-criticism, promote wellbeing, and improve your relationships. With techniques like visualisation and mindfulness, it helps you develop a compassionate mindset towards yourself and others.
Ego
State Therapy
Recognising that we’re complex beings, Ego State Therapy offers a roadmap for understanding different aspects of our personality (ego states). We all have unique parts that shape our thoughts, emotions, and actions. By getting to know them, we can tackle internal conflicts and unresolved issues that may be causing difficulties in our life.
Dialectical
Behaviour Therapy
DBT blends cognitive behavioural therapy with ideas from dialectical philosophy. It’s designed to help you learn new skills to improve your mindfulness, communication, relationships, and emotional control. With a comprehensive treatment approach that provides ongoing support and guidance to integrate these skills into your life.
When you’re ready,
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