Kaely Ferrara
Psychotherapy for Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
“Good trauma therapy is like very fine neurosurgery. It’s extremely skilled work, and good intentions and warm feelings do not substitute...”
Bessel van der Kolk
Bessel van der Kolk
“You can not heal trauma by words alone.”
Dr. Robert Scaer
Dr. Robert Scaer
“Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering”
Peter Levine
Peter Levine
Healing After Trauma
Healing After Trauma
Experiencing a traumatic event can be life changing. Treating trauma effectively requires a complex approach to allow for cognitive, social, and body-based healing to occur.
The Effects of Trauma
The Effects of Trauma
Symptoms of trauma manifest differently according to ones experiences. Psychological symptoms may include: Difficulty trusting others, feeling “on edge”, nightmares, and intrusive memories. The physical manifestation of pain, also known as “Somatic Symptoms”, may include chronic nausea, migraines or muscle tension that has no clear medical explanation.
