Trauma and PTSD therapists in Aberdeen, Washington WA
Trauma and PTSD
Harmony Counseling and Coaching Services, PLLC
Pre-Licensed Professional, M.Ed,. NCC, LPC-Associate
Trauma can be hard to move past, but with supportive talk therapy, you can find courage to take a look at your traumatic experience, embrace it, and move beyond your hurt. Ready to live life free of the pain? Schedule your appointment today to get started.
3 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Karen Baumstark, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., CMHIMP, CTACC
None of us can escape some level of trauma; inevitably, it will be a part of life. How much it affects us, however, depends on many factors including the nervous system we were born with, our outer resources, and how much relational support we receive to help us recover from the trauma. Many people do not have access to adequate resources to help them recover from trauma (and this is very subjective and personal, varying from person to person), and the trauma continues to affect them in (sometimes subtle, but still) impactful ways. If certain factors come together, PTSD may develop out of trauma. Often clients feel like they have failed because they can't completely "get over" their PTSD reactions. I have often reminded clients that PTSD is "the gift that keeps on giving". It can be very hard, perhaps impossible, to completely eradicate PTSD reactions, because the reaction is not just of the mind, it is of the whole body. My approach to helping clients with trauma and PTSD involves looking at it holistically and working to understand how the trauma changed you, your reaction across many facets of your life (thoughts, feelings, habits, behaviors, self-care or lack thereof, expectations, how you view the world), and then working on replacing what is harmful with what is helpful. The goal isn't to completely get rid of the PTSD symptoms (which is likely impossible) but rather to dramatically reduce its effect on you, so you can live your best life, and so an occasional symptom breaking through will not derail you.
34 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Reclaim Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMHC
Trauma is any time in your life where your emotions overwhelmed you past the point that you had the resources to cope with in the moment. Whether it was because you were alone without a trusting adult to guide you, too young to understand what was happening, or an event or person was terrifying.
9 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Ronda Lois Gallawa-Foyt
Therapist, M.A., LMHC
Most of my work centers around helping people navigate through the grief that follows cataclysmic trauma.
12 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Gayle MacBride
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Treating trauma has been a specialty of mine for almost 15 years. I mostly use Cognitive Processing Therapy to understand the impact trauma has had on you and your life and then we use skills to address the thoughts that are keeping you stuck in old patterns. We will talk about important themes like safety, trust, power/control, esteem, and intimacy as a part of your trauma patterns. Changing how you think about trauma can help you get unstuck and live in more peaceful ways.
18 Years Experience