Trauma & EMDR Therapy
Trauma will often leave a major impact on our lives. While triggers plague our bodies, we might find ourselves withdrawing from our loved ones and communities. For many of us who’ve experienced trauma it is common to feel a lowered sense of self-esteem, and sometimes we even treat ourselves with disrespect.
Simply working through a traumatic experience alone can be utterly debilitating or nearly impossible, and that’s why we’re here. The therapists at iAmClinic are fully prepared to create a safe place that will help you reverse the influences of trauma. We will walk alongside you while ensuring that you reclaim your life, body, and peace of mind.
Let’s Reclaim Your Life Together
The body is designed to remember what has been painful so it can protect itself in the future. This means, however, we will experience involuntary triggers in our day-to-day life. As a result, trauma leaves us feeling like our body is against us. Trauma recovery means reclaiming a sense of peace and power.
Working through a traumatic experience requires focus in several areas. Not only helping the rational brain understand what happened, but also working with trauma centers in the body to find their default settings in feeling safe rather than staying in survival mode.
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Get the skills to control your anxiety and depression to take your life back
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Work through the trauma while benefiting from the safety and support of a seasoned trauma therapist
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Return to self-confidence, peaceful relationships, and deep connections
Trauma & EMDR Counseling FAQs
At iAmClinic we are a team of queer, trans, and allied therapists. We believe it is important that you work with someone who has not only walked in your shoes, but has also experienced the changes you seek. You have found a good queer or trans therapist when they can speak from life experience in addition to their academic training. You should look for a therapist who does not need you to teach them about your queer or trans experience, but one who knows because they share that experience with you.
We often say that it is our job to work ourselves out of a job. In that light, therapy sessions are collaborations between you and your therapist. We first want to earn your trust by being safe, well-trained, and capable. As the therapeutic process takes shape, it becomes a working relationship, much like teamwork. We often provide psychological education on certain behavioral patterns or relational dynamics and provide safe feedback that will help you grow in a safe environment. We also take great pride in showing up authentically, so you’ll get to know your therapist as much as we get to know you. We affirm what research tells us time and time again: It is the therapeutic relationship that is most important. As a result, therapy sessions are more of a safe place to be challenged, to be heard, and to be allowed to be honest with how you show up in the world.
The length of therapy deepens on what you would like to address and how deep you want to go. Many people like to address a specific issue, while others want to reach a new level of wholeness. Although a specific number of sessions cannot be determined, you can work closely with your therapist to get the most out of every minute you are with us.
We have a wide range of experienced therapists who offer a variety of price points. Depending on what you would like to address and how deep you’d like to go, therapy will range in price. If you’d like to set a free consultation with a therapist, they will help give you an anticipated range of the cost.
Yes. Therapy, especially therapy with queer, trans, or allied therapists, can be helpful in giving you tools to cope with, desensitizing reactions, and finding confidence to deal with discrimination and stigma. We often act as advocates when it is appropriate and help you find resources that offer support and assistance. In terms of therapy, we can use modalities like EMDR or Breathwork to help you gain the skills and insights to help you stand firm in a heterosexist, cisgendered world.
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