Being ‘trauma informed’ is being called for in more and more spaces as society recognises the prevalence of PTSD. In any given year 8 million adults have PTSD, so the likelihood of working with, living with or encountering someone with …
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Post Traumatic GROWTH (PTG)
Have you had a traumatic experience, which was painful and hard, and at the same time been aware of your inner self growing, or having grown substantially from the experience? If you have, this is what is referred to as …
Deep Attunement for Trauma
THIS IS THE WORK As a therapist it is my job to be deeply attuned to my client, to notice when someone is becoming distressed and to assist them in returning to their window of tolerance. I like to think …
A Bottom-Up Approach to Trauma
In therapy there are two approaches to trauma. Both refer to the order of areas of the brain being addressed in the therapy. The first is top-down, and the second is bottom-up. When our brains grow in utero the brain …
Trauma and Staying Connected
When we have experienced a trauma there might be an impulse to push people away, to feel shame around the trauma. To feel as though “I should be stronger than this”, or “why is this still affecting me? What is …
When To Get Help For Trauma
For some people the normal symptoms of trauma will start to fade after about 4 weeks. For others they will continue and even get worse. It is really useful to have a list of things to look out for regarding …
How Trauma Affects the Brain
Trauma affects the brain, especially the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus. Ongoing trauma is associated with “lasting change in these brain areas” (Bremmer, 2006). When there is a potential threat, the amygdala sends an instant message to the hippocampus, activating …