Articles about Trauma

We are inundated with images of war, terrorism, murder, and rape and we see the impact that it has on...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, has increasingly become a modern societal health concern, though it has been known under different...

There are many individuals who have faced experiences in life that qualify as a “traumatic event.” Trauma can be described...

I have treated first responders, families, communities, groups, and people of all ages for nearly 20 years involving the outcomes...

Much of the research and information learned about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been through working with combat veterans....

The statistics of people who have experienced trauma at some point in their life are monumental. One in four women...

In the fantastic book, It Wasn’t Your Fault, Beverly Engel, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, makes perfectly clear that if you...

What are your initial thoughts when you hear the words trauma or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? These words may conjure...

What is trauma? One definition of trauma is, “an experience that produces psychological injury or pain” (dictionary.com). In today’s society,...

Domestic abuse is a topic that has become more prevalent and is becoming more openly discussed, but it is still...

In my practice, individuals coming in with traumas make up a significant portion of those I see. In fact, many...

Much has been written about post-traumatic stress and its accompanying disorder. What was only a few short years ago almost...