Trauma and PTSD therapists in Arab, Alabama AL
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Trauma and PTSD
North Star Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a label we use to describe a range of symptoms you may have after a traumatic event. You might have PTSD if you experience intrusive or unwanted thoughts / memories, a heightened sense of anxiety or alertness, and/or a desire to avoid certain people/places/things/memories that remind you of a past trauma. We don’t quite know why some people develop PTSD in response to trauma while others don’t. People with PTSD often feel like they are a different person because of their trauma.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a highly effective therapy for PTSD; it can also be helpful for other mental health conditions. CPT involves helping you identify your “stuck points” – unhelpful thoughts that keep you “stuck” in the cycle of PTSD without really recovering. CPT can feel intense at times, but PTSD is often very responsive to CPT. Typically, a “full course” of CPT involves about 10-12 sessions of weekly, one-hour appointments; we can always add or take away sessions as appropriate. There is also a way to do CPT in a more “condensed” version, where we meet daily for about two weeks; some clients are able to gain the full benefits of CPT in a shorter amount of time when we approach treatment this way.
Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy can also be useful for some forms of PTSD, some phobias, and other mental health conditions. PE involves careful, preplanned, gradual exposure to things or thoughts that you are afraid of or are avoiding. This treatment is designed to help you build up your tolerance to these fears or avoidances, which can help you feel more in control of your life. PE can be a stand-alone treatment, or components of it can be folded into another treatment. A PE treatment course usually involves weekly, one-hour appointments for as long as they seem appropriate, at which point we usually decrease the frequency of appointments gradually (moving to once every two weeks, once every three weeks, etc.). Some clients benefit from meeting more often than once per week, which is something we can discuss if it seems appropriate.
5 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD
Rachel Lathrop, LICSW LLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
I am passionate about helping individuals heal from the effects of PTSD and reclaim their sense of safety and well-being. I provide a compassionate and non-judgmental space where clients can process traumatic experiences at their own pace. Using evidence-based approaches, I help clients understand and manage their symptoms, develop effective coping strategies, and rebuild a sense of control in their lives. My goal is to support clients on their journey to recovery, empowering them to move beyond the past and live more fulfilling, resilient lives.
11 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD
Gregory Smith
Counselor/Therapist, ALC (Associate Licensed Counselor), BCPC
Since trauma is at the root of PTSD and dissociation, I understand the effects that trauma has upon an individual. In the 1990's, I worked as a North Carolina Paramedic and experienced the effects that trauma can have upon an individual. Whether it is childhood traumas, military experience traumas, or any other unexpected experiences that the flight and fight response system was not an option, and therefore, the freeze response resulted in the trauma; healing requires various approaches. Being a pastor living overseas for 19 years ministering to American military stationed outside of the USA has given me many opportunities to minister to those affected by trauma. Often those who experienced traumatic experiences on more than one occasion develop complex PTSD with dissociation. My experience working with dissociative individuals is very beneficial when understanding and helping those with PTSD and sometime complex PTSD.
20 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama
Trauma and PTSD
Cindy Yu
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Trauma is like a infected wound that sometimes the surface layer has healed, but the damage is still continuing within. An unhealed wound can often be reopened by different triggers, and the symptoms and patterns repeat again. As your therapist, my role is guide and help you affectively "clean" and "treat" the wound, so that it can stop the damage and heal properly.
4 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD
Alena Porter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Trauma and PTSD, especially C-PTSD, includes any emotional experience that was upsetting and different than you had experienced up to that point in your life. C-PTSD often involves parental neglect, unavailability, or inconsistency. I am not one of the therapists who will tell you that you need to forgive and rebuild your relationsihp with anyone you choose not to have in your life. The idea that people should continue to endure mistreatment simply because someone is family is absurd. Of course, trauma and PTSD can include experiencing or witnessing any type of violence, abuse, accidents, or the threats of violence or abuse. Trauma has been my specialty since the beginning of my career and I have taken extensive training on the treatment of trauma. More importantly than if I am qualified to treat you for upsetting or traumatic past experiences is the fact that I will never minimize your experiences. Please do not avoid going to therapy because you think what you experienced was "not that bad." If it was upsetting to you when it happened and it still affects your life in any way I want to help you reduce or eliminate the impact of those experiences on your present day and future life.
7 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)