Trauma Therapy in Louisville and Boulder Colorado

Trauma, unlike a physical injury, can often be invisible.

Trauma is not the event that happens to you, it's how you respond to a distressing situation. Trauma can alter our capacity to concentrate and our memory. It impacts the way we feel in our bodies, the way we are in relationship and how we interact in the world. Trauma impacts our health and our wellbeing, altering our bodies' stress response and making it difficult to cope.

Trauma isn’t what happens to us on the outside, it’s what happens to us on the inside in response to what happens to us on the outside. -Dr. Gabor Maté.

Trauma can occur from a single event like a climbing accident or a "near miss" on a guiding trip. It can also occur from repeated experiences over time like childhood abuse or neglect. While everyone responds differently to trauma, the symptoms that arise can be incredibly debilitating.

Trauma can include, but not be limited to:

Watching or witnessing something distressing
Sudden loss of a loved one or animal
A backcountry or front country accident
Domestic violence
Natural disasters
Medical trauma
Bullying
Chronic stress
Unwanted sexual experiences
Growing up in an unsafe environment
Discrimination, racism, oppression
Growing up with a caretaker who had an active addiction or mental health condition

Everyone experiences things differently, and just because a situation feels traumatic for one person, it doesn't mean it will be traumatic for another person.

When trauma goes unaddressed, it can result in:

Feelings of helplessness
Irritability and isolation
Emotional numbness
Difficulty concentrating
Anxiety and panic attacks
Depression
Flashbacks and dissociation
Hypervigilance
Difficulty sleeping
Turning towards substances or things that make us feel something, or nothing at all
Physical sensations such as headaches, fatigue, digestive problems, and body pain

Trauma can change the way your brain perceives danger and processes stress. Your "fight, flight, freeze, and fawn" responses are activated more easily, making each day potentially more overwhelming. Our body remembers traumatic experiences even when our brain does not, and these traumas are stored in our bodies even when we don't want them there.

Can trauma be treated?

Yes.

Research has shown that using trauma informed therapeutic modalities helps people feel a sense of autonomy and power again. The goal is not to forget what happened, but to help create a little bit more space so you are not controlled by your past.

At In Bloom Psychotherapy, we use a variety of trauma informed modalities to help people begin to slowly reclaim a sense of themselves again.

We help you reconnect with your body by using neuroscience, psychoeducation, and mindfulness. We begin by creating a sense of safety, and help you learn how to track your body sensations. This helps your body remember how to attune to yourself once again, and step out of the trauma response.

Depending on your needs, we may use:

Somatic therapy and body based interventions
EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
Ketamine assisted therapy
IFS and parts work
Mindfulness
Nature based therapy
Nervous system regulation
DBT (Dialectical behavior therapy)
CBT (Cognitive behavior therapy)

Trauma Therapy in Louisville and Boulder Colorado

Trauma isn’t what happens to us on the outside, it’s what happens to us on the inside in response to what happens to us on the outside. -Dr. Gabor Maté.

Can trauma be treated?

Yes.

Research has shown that using trauma informed therapeutic modalities helps people feel a sense of autonomy and power again. The goal is not to forget what happened, but to help create a little bit more space so you are not controlled by your past.

Somatic therapy and body based interventions

EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)

Ketamine assisted therapy

IFS and parts work

Mindfulness

Nature based therapy

Nervous system regulation

DBT (Dialectical behavior therapy)

CBT (Cognitive behavior therapy)