Trauma and PTSD therapists in Columbine, Colorado CO
Trauma and PTSD
Lynn A. Paulus, Psy.D
Psychologist, Rocky Mountain Psychotherapy Services, LLC
I have been trained and specialize in trauma psychotherapy. I also use EMDR to help with affect arousal symptoms.
42 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Athena McCullough
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LPC, LMFT
Is a past event in your life keeping you from moving forward?
Trauma can cause symptoms such as intrusive memories, avoidance behaviors, hypervigilance, and feelings of anxiety, guilt, or shame. Emotional and physical responses to trauma can impact daily life and relationships. Therapy can help individuals who have experienced trauma process their experiences and develop healthy coping mechanisms. With therapy, you may experience a greater sense of control, improved relationships, a stronger sense of self-worth, and a renewed sense of hope for the future.
4 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Palmer Psychology
Treatment Center
Our practice is based on helping people heal from the trauma that they have experienced in their lives. Each of our therapists is a trauma specialist and has training and expertise in helping people heal using a variety of techniques. We would like to be a part of your healing journey.
17 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Kathleen Shook
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I have worked with trauma survivors throughout my 9 year career as a therapist, and I am well versed in helping my clients recognize symptoms, regulate symptoms, and gradually process through the trauma they have experienced at their own pace. I utilize my training in EMDR and IFS to guide my work with trauma and PTSD.
8 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Dr. Alex Littleton
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Our clinicians are well-versed in trauma informed approaches, including EMDR, PET, and CPT. This allows us to provide trauma-informed treatment for all clients we treat.
8 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
South Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
South Psychology is your partner in overcoming trauma and reclaiming your well-being. Our team of dedicated therapists provides evidence-based therapy and assessments for individuals of all ages, including children, teens, adults, and families.
Why Choose South Psychology for Trauma and PTSD?
Expertise: Our therapists specialize in trauma-informed care. We understand the impact of trauma on mental health and work collaboratively to guide you toward healing.
Holistic Approach: Beyond addressing symptoms, we consider the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Our goal is to restore balance and resilience.
Customized Care: Whether you’re a child struggling with nightmares, a teen coping with flashbacks, or an adult navigating triggers, we tailor our services to your unique needs.
Family Support: Trauma affects not only the individual but also their loved ones. We offer family therapy to strengthen bonds and foster understanding.
Our Trauma and PTSD Services Include:
Individual Therapy: Explore trauma narratives, develop coping skills, and find hope.
Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT): We utilize evidence-based techniques from TF-CBT to help you process traumatic experiences, manage distressing emotions, and regain control over your life.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): A proven technique for trauma resolution.
Group Therapy: Connect with others who share similar experiences.
Assessment and Diagnosis: Understand your trauma-related symptoms and create a personalized treatment plan.
6 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Jerleen Sinkes
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
In working with trauma, my priority is to establish a space of safety and trust, where the story of your trauma is met with the utmost respect and care. I understand that trauma affects not just the mind, but the body and spirit as well. Our journey together involves gently uncovering and working through the painful memories and feelings at a pace that feels manageable for you. My goal is to help you regain a sense of control and self-worth, processing the trauma so that it becomes a part of your story without defining it. Healing from trauma is possible, and I am here to support you through every step of this transformative journey.
6 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Ryan Colby
Counselor/Therapist, MA, LPC, NCC
Sometimes life hands us circumstances that we have trouble comprehending or getting over. In the case of trauma and PTSD, rewriting the narrative around these events and healing from those wounds is the way forward.
5 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Kelly Norris Counseling & Psychotherapy, LLC
Counselor/Therapist, MA, LPC, CCTP-II
“Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then. It’s the current imprint of that pain, horror, and fear living inside people.”
- Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD (2014)
Sadly, about half of us will experience at least one significant traumatic event in our lifetime. Trauma is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of events and experiences. What actually determines whether an event is “traumatic” is the person’s own reaction to that event.
Trauma can refer to a single event or several distinct events (eg, sexual or physical assualt, car accident, near death experience, combat, etc). It can also come in the form of repeated relational violations (relational trauma) or in the form of abandonment, abuse, neglect and other aversive experiences in early childhood (developmental trauma).
*Time alone does not heal "all" wounds*
The effects of trauma linger in the body. Often, people experience “hyper-arousal” symptoms long after the traumatic event(s). It is as if their mind is constantly “on guard,” vigilant, always scanning the environment for danger. Other hyper-arousal symptoms include irritability, anger outbursts (or having a “short fuse”), restlessness, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, flashbacks and an increased startle response.
People may also experience hypo-arousal symptoms following a traumatic event. For example, they may experience dissociation during times of extreme or overwhelming distress. In other words, they “zone out” and lose their connection with their physical body/sensory experiences, their personal identity (depersonalization), and/or reality (derealization). They may lose time or experience gaps in their memory.
Trauma disrupts and interferes with the normal processing and consolidation of memories in the brain. Past traumatic events are re-lived and re-experienced over and over, as if they were still happening now. As long as the memories go unprocessed, the profound effects of trauma can endure long after the traumatic experience has ended.
*You are NOT ‘broken,’ ‘damaged’ or ‘crazy.’*
It is important to note that these post-traumatic symptoms represent a normal and adaptive response to highly unusual and aversive circumstances. The mind does incredible things to protect us and keep us safe from harm. Since the memories of the traumatic experience haven’t been properly processed, the brain perceives it as something that is still happening, as a present and real threat.
It is possible to ‘turn down’ this threat response. With therapy, you can recover, heal and even thrive after trauma.
*Therapy can help you heal your past wounds*
Trauma-informed therapy involves strategies and interventions for regulating and calming your nervous system, helping you to access a sense of safety, security and calm in your body, and providing an anchor that you can always turn to in order to ground yourself in the present moment.
Trauma treatment facilitates the normal processing and consolidation of memories to occur. As mentioned earlier, these processes can be disrupted by trauma, which means that trauma memories are not stored and consolidated like normal memories. This is what accounts for many post-traumatic symptoms.
Trauma therapy is tailored to the individual. Interventions may include: Somatic Experiencing (SE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT); Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT); Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), and/or Attachment Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR).
*Goals of Therapy*
You will work collaboratively with your therapist to identify goals for therapy. Below are a few examples of common goals in trauma treatment:
Eliminating or ameliorating symptoms
Releasing yourself from the past and becoming grounded in the present.
Boosting your day-to-day functioning
Regaining your personal power, & minimizing the hold that the trauma has had on you.
Equipping you with skills to effectively manage and regulate your internal experiences and external stressors day to day.
Strengthening your internal resources so that you can recover and heal, and maintain these gains long-term.
If you're dealing with impacts of trauma, I welcome the opportunity to help you heal past wounds and regain control of your life.
11 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Sonya Som
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC, EMDR, Hypnotherapist
Many clients present with trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD, yet are unaware of it. I used evidence-based practices in the treatment of traumatic instances, and also understand the various and insidious symptoms of trauma.
5 Years Experience