trauma

The word trauma comes from the Greek word for wound. It is a wound that forms inside of you following an incident or experience.

The trauma is not the experience itself — it is the meaning that is created out of the experience.

So, the trauma is not the car crash. The trauma is that the car crash created a story that it’s unsafe to go outside and experience the world.

Trauma rewires our brains, causing these stories to carry incredible weight. By understanding and processing these stories of trauma, we can create new neural pathways in the brain that open up possibilities for not only healing and integration, but for new stories to be told.

  • Attachment trauma

    • A relationship including one with a parent or caregiver, a partner, or friend

  • Traumatic grief

  • Religious trauma

  • Complex trauma

    • Prolonged or repetitive exposures to a series of traumatic events or attachment dynamic

Types of trauma my work focuses on —