Trauma

Traumatic experiences big and small can have a profound effect on the way we relate and respond to the world around us, and can impact our thinking, emotions and physical responses to present day events. The responses to trauma exist on a spectrum ranging from healthy integration and resolution of traumatic stressors to full blown Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, where the thinking, emotional and physical responses to the traumatic stressor get “stuck” in our nervous system as we continue to respond to a threat that is no longer present.