Trauma can have a lasting impact on emotional wellbeing, relationships, self-esteem, and the nervous system. Individuals who have experienced trauma may struggle with anxiety, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, intrusive memories, panic attacks, difficulty trusting others, or feeling disconnected from themselves and their surroundings.

 

Trauma can take many forms, including childhood trauma, developmental trauma, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual trauma, relationship trauma, attachment trauma, medical trauma, intergenerational trauma, grief and loss, accidents, bullying, neglect, or other distressing life experiences.

 

Through trauma therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy, individuals can begin to understand how past experiences continue to affect their emotions, behaviours, and relationships, while developing healthier coping strategies, processing unresolved emotional pain, and rebuilding a greater sense of safety, stability, and emotional resilience.