Trauma and PTSD therapists in Blanchard, Oklahoma OK
Trauma and PTSD
Ferrella A. March
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Sometimes life experiences can affect the well being of clients. Trauma has a tendency to "trick" our brains into thinking we are in danger when it is the trigger that creates the feeling of urgency. Our bodies remember the trauma even when we may not remember the event. I will walk clients through their experience and help them to engage both the reasoning and emotional parts of the brain to create a overall sense of balance, increase emotional awareness, and cope with triggers more effectively.
3 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Lindsey Southwick
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CSAYC, CPT
EMDR and trauma focused trained.
20 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Dr. Sheena Sikorski
Psychologist, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
You haven't necessarily experienced any overt signs of trauma that you often see talked about on social media. But something still feels off because you experienced emotional disconnect and frequent ruptures in your childhood relationships because your parents we really hard on you or withheld love and affection if you didn't perform up to their standards. Nowadays, you're often left feeling like you have to be perfect so you aren't rejected or abandoned by people in your life. If someone doesn't text you back quick enough or your friend is less available now that they've started dating someone new you interpret that as you not being not good enough. If this is you, know that there isn't anything wrong with you. These are perfectly valid feelings to have as a human who longs for connection and belonging. This can be worked through with the help of someone who knows what it's like to be in your shoes and who has the knowledge and experience as well. If you want to learn how to be more compassionate with yourself, soothe your fear of rejection, and learn how to express your needs without fearing your relationships will come crashing down if you share how you feel, then reach out to me and we can talk through how to help you get there.
7 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
Oklahoma Behavioral Health Ashley Simmons
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS LPC-S, LADC-C
We can provide Individual, family, martial, group counselling services. We currently are able to provided face to face or telehealth services at this current time. We work in the home, in the office and in school settings. We work with children, adolescents and adults who struggle with managing their behaviors related to mental health and substance use/abuse feelings/issues. We use many therapies to help the people achieve their life and treatment goals. Office hours are from 8:30AM - 5:00PM M-F but after hour appointments are available when and as needed.
17 Years Experience