Trauma Therapy in Aventura, Florida

Trauma Therapy nearby Aventura, Hallandale, Hollywood, North Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, and Miami, Florida.

What is Trauma Therapy?

Trauma Therapy is the art of healing from past trauma in a way that it no longer brings up emotionally charged feelings that interfere with current daily functioning. Trauma therapy goes to a deeper level of the person to correct the beliefs formed from past experiences and integrate a new way of being.

Who is Trauma Therapy For?

Traditionally, trauma therapy was used exclusively for individuals who had experienced PTSD or “Big T” traumas like war veterans, car accidents, natural disaster victims, and the like.

In more recent times we have expanded the use of trauma therapy to address other parts of the human experience. The latest research and neuroscience show the impact of less obvious “trauma” including complex trauma stemming from a person’s upbringing. One example for this would be a missing attachment from a parent or caregiver who was emotionally unavailable or unable to properly communicate love and care during childhood. This more subtle “trauma” can impact a person’s ability to feel cared for and negatively impact self-esteem later on into adulthood.

Trauma therapy is now being applied to many mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, phobias, self-esteem, relationship issues, personality disorders, and all forms of trauma-informed healing. We believe that many mental health conditions are trauma in disguise and if we heal the underlying trauma, the diagnosis or mental health condition will be healed in the process.

The Healing of Trauma Therapy

Throughout the course of trauma therapy we can help people emotionally heal the “younger” parts of themselves. By connecting to the person’s innate ability to self-heal we can help individuals give their “inner-child” the love and care it needed. Part of this work also includes helping people connect with positive uplifting feelings of love, joy, and connection - to themselves, their purpose, and others in their life. These feelings may have been lost with the trauma or other difficult life experiences.

Trauma therapy helps people attune emotionally and really “feel connected” at the emotional level. By building themselves up emotionally, they can feel courageous to address more difficult feelings and allow their body true healing. The inspiration found in the process helps to find new meaning from our experiences and move forward in a healthy way. The past exists in the past and the present is an opportunity for increased love, joy, and connection to others.

Healing is a done in an compassionate, but direct way. We move forward and give ourselves permission to feel all the feelings whether it be of joy, sadness, love, frustration etc. and allow them to be released in the process. It is specifically in the work of proper trauma therapy that we are able to do this.

Finding Specialized Care

When searching for a therapist to treat past trauma it is important to confirm that the therapist specializes in trauma therapy. Trauma therapy can bring up difficult feelings and may be triggering at times. It is therefore highly recommended that you work with a trauma specialist with this form of treatment for the best healing and care possible.

Mendel Toron, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR is a Trauma Therapist in Aventura, Florida. Mendel specializes in PTSD and attachment-relational trauma therapy. You can schedule a free consultation through this link and see if trauma therapy is right for you.