Trauma Resources

Discover valuable resources to support your journey towards understanding and overcoming trauma.

What is Trauma?

  • Our blog post outlines what trauma involves.

    • Abandonment

    • Domestic Violence

    • Intimate Partner Violence

    • Psychological

    • Emotional Abuse

    • Emotional Neglect

    • Physical Violence

    • Sexual Abuse & Grooming Behavior

    • Pre-Natal or Birth Trauma

    • Traumatic Death

    • Spiritual and/or Religious Abuse

    • Military, War, or Combat

    • Medical/Surgeries

    • Chronic/Debilitating Illness

    • Racial or Ethnic Abuse

    • Gender-Based Violence

    • Financial or Economic Abuse

    • History of Assaults

    • Homelessness

    • Immigration/Refugee Status

    • Separation or Loss from Loved Ones

    • Any other event with persistent, overwhelming impacts on your life

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  • Childhood Affects of Trauma - later health issues after childhood trauma

PTSD and
Complex-PTSD

  • Psychiatry.org explains what PTSD is and how it affects behavior.

    This article from Mind.Org.UK lists the symptoms of PTSD.

  • Check out our blog post to discover how you can help a veteran in your life who is suffering from PTSD.

  • This article from Cleveland Clinic states “Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) can result from experiencing chronic [long term] trauma, such as prolonged child abuse or domestic violence. It’s closely related to PTSD.” This article also describes the symptoms and causes of C-PTSD.

  • Beauty After Bruises has a comprehensive summary of C-PTSD associated with childhood abuse or trauma.

Trauma Recovery Coaching

Types of Trauma Therapy

  • Learn how acupuncture can relieve PTSD by stimulating areas of the brain that control physiological processes and by easing local muscle tension and constriction.

  • According to Dr. David Grand, “where you look affects how you feel.” He developed the technique of brainspotting, or training your eyes to position themselves in specific ways to deal with trauma.

  • Click here to watch a video explaining cognitive processing therapy presented by the VA.

  • EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, was developed to calm stress connected to traumatic memories.

  • Here is an overview of the Internal Family Systems model of therapy.

  • Combined with other traditional trauma therapies, a support animal can provide individuals with feelings of secure attachment and self-regulation.

    Learn more about Studio Saudade’s therapy dog in training.

  • Prolonged exposure therapy gradually introduces trauma-related environments to patients so they can re-learn how to react to their triggers.

  • The University of Texas’ Dell Medical School has found interesting results in their research of psychedelics and their clinical benefits.

    This article from the American Society for Microbiology is a great overview of the history and clinical potential of mushrooms in the psilocybin family.

  • Somatic therapy relates to anything to do with the mind-body connection and can involve massage, mindfulness, breath work, and other approaches. This article from Very Well Mind is an overview of the different types and benefits of somatic therapy.

Trauma from Sexual Assault

  • RAINN’s Crisis Line: (800) 656-4673 or their online chat feature.

    Helping Survivors: A website connecting survivors of sexual abuse and assault to resources, legal help, and mental health support.

  • According to HelpingSurvivors.org, many behaviors can be counted as sexual assault or harrassment. They include but are not limited to the following:

    • Curse words or crude language in the context of gender or sexual orientation

    • Sending messages (email or text) that have a sexual connotation or include photos or videos of a sexual nature

    • Unwanted inquiries into one’s personal or sexual life

    • Uninvited physical contact (it does not have to be in a sexual manner)

    • Offensive jokes about sex

    • Asking for sexual favors (sometimes in return for a promotion or work benefit, “quid pro quo”)

    • Sending or showing photos of a sexual nature or pornography

    • Unwanted offers to go on dates

    • Being whistled at or subjected to other sexual-related noises or phrases (catcalling)

    • Unwanted fondling, groping, or touching

    • Attempted rape

    • Rape

    • Other non-consensual sexual acts, such as kissing, oral sex

    • Indecent Exposure: also known as exhibition or flashing)

    • Masturbation 

    • Sex trafficking

    • Stalking and/or harassment 

Education

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Kind Words from Our Clients

“Being listened to in a safe place with facilitators and other participants who personally understand traumatic grief helped me feel reconnected and face my future with courage and compassion. I no longer feel so alone.”

- K.P. | Long Island, NY

“I was able to express my true feelings with total honesty and it was received without judgment, but with genuine compassion and understanding.”

- S.K.

“The support and love was genuine. They fully understood the trauma and addressed everything I needed for the grief that followed. I felt the load taken off my shoulders, and sharing with others in the same emotions was more liberating than I would ever have thought. Highly recommend.”

- J.L. | Seattle, WA

“So glad I took the first step and finally reached out for support. A few sessions was all it took to provide the reassurance and guidance I was desperately seeking.”

- N.R.

"Your trauma is not your identity; it's just a chapter in your story. Take the time you need to heal, and trust that there are brighter chapters ahead."

— Unknown