Trauma and PTSD therapists in Port Lavaca, Texas TX
Trauma and PTSD
Jennifer Quinn Fuller
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Trauma is always with us. We re-experience traumatic events as we move from one phase of life to the next, and thus we must also re-process the trauma. Not doing so can lead to PTSD. Biologically, we are creatures that feel first, and think second. Thus, having a safe space to explore the emotional content of our trauma and validation for those feelings is an important step in moving forward.
10 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Mirasol Whitbey
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, NCC, LPC-A, CTP, CCATP
As a Certified Trauma Professional, I have the resources and life experience to find a connection with the client. This connection provides an optimal environment for the client to find refuge, process the tough experiences, and find hope in thriving and moving forward.
1 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Sage Blackbird Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, CEDS
Trauma is anything that happens and we're not able to return to "normal". What happens after trauma is also just as important and affects how we recreate life.
My role in trauma recovery is to support you in understanding what happened, and taking back your empowerment to direct your life going forward, and how you narrate the story of your life.
9 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Jonathan Schmalz
Psychologist, PhD, HSP-P
A trauma-informed approach underlies all of my work as a therapist. I know that many clients come to therapy not specifically because of trauma, but because they feel lonely or inadequate, they are depressed or anxious, or just cannot seem to have the intimacy they crave. Sometimes acknowledging trauma comes later in the therapy work and that is okay. Just know that I trust that you will talk about it when you are ready.
I would like to join you in acknowledging how the past has affected your present and in charting a course to healing that works for you. You may wish to talk about particular pains from the past and you may wish to focus on the future. We will work together to find the balance that is right for you, so that you can live the life that you really want to live.
15 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