Integrative Trauma Recovery
The Life Healing Center's treatment program addresses the unique needs of people
experiencing post traumatic reactions. Often our clients unwittingly experience
diminished lives because they are entangled with unresolved trauma. Our program is
designed to help tap into the natural processes of healing inherent in each person.
Some hallmarks of unresolved trauma include affective dysregulation, alienation and
dissociation.
Affective Dysregulation
Over-Activation
- obsessive thoughts
- intrusive images, flashbacks, nightmares
- chronic feelings of anger
- addictive and compulsive behaviors
- hyper-startle (intense responses to specific triggers)
- prolonged depressive symptoms including lethargy, despair, insomnia
- emotional numbness, chronic hopelessness
- suicidal ideation
- impaired family and social relationships,
- intense fear of abandonment
- isolation
Trauma causes a disruption in one's ability to develop meaningful relationships. The intense individual therapy and group work at The Life Healing Center help residents experience meaningful connections. The community-based program enables residents to develop a quality of support that they have often longed for but could not access or accept. And our intensive Family Weekend offers those who want it an opportunity for healing and change in their primary relationships.
Dissociation
Unresolved trauma is intrinsically related to dissociation. Whenever the perceived threat seems greater than our resources, dissociation occurs. Inner fragmentation is created in an attempt to buffer or avoid anticipated pain. Dissociation is the natural process of providing insulation from overwhelming traumatic reaction. The destructive power of trauma is not primarily that it keeps us locked in the past, but rather that it teaches us to be terrified of the present. The fear of being "present" is central to dissociation.
More Information
- Treating Trauma and Addiction by Liz Cervio, LMFT, CADAC, CSAT
