Trauma Therapist Melbourne:
What Is Trauma Counselling / Therapy and Other Specific Treatments (EDMR, CBT)?

People often seek out trauma counselling or therapy to better identify, make sense of, and come to terms with feelings and emotions arising from a traumatic or highly distressing event. These emotions can vary and often include those associated with the stages of acute grief, such as shock and/or denial, anger and/or rage, grief and/or sadness. 

Some individuals may also experience more specific symptoms such as feeling unsafe or hypervigilant, having nightmares or flashbacks, or experiencing a tendency to avoid situations that might remind them of the traumatic event.  All of the above are likely to impact one’s daily functioning and emotional well-being. 

Specific approaches used by our psychologists experienced in trauma might include but are not limited to the following:

• Developing skills in identifying and regulating intense emotions, nightmares or flashbacks. This might include grounding tools, mindfulness practice, emotional regulation and / or distress tolerance skills. 

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to help us notice patterns of unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and implement strategies to achieve more helpful ways of thinking, behaviours and emotional responses, particular those in relation to the traumatic event(s)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), which seeks to identify specific thoughts and beliefs about the self and the world related to trauma, and helps us move away from the avoidance based strategies that tend to get us stuck to the trauma 

• Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), which helps the brain make better sense of and process the traumatic memories, and targets post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) symptoms

• Narrative Therapy for Trauma involves building a meaningful and chronological self-account of the events related to trauma with the guidance and support of a compassionate therapist

It's helpful to note that the impact of trauma can manifest in many ways, you might find it helpful to check out these related topics: 

• Clinical Depression

• Depression and Grief

• Shame and Guilt

• Shame and its Antidote

If you would like to learn more about how Trauma therapy can help, you can seek consultations with our team of Melbourne Therapists, Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists.

If you are after in-person appointments, you can visit  our pages on Psychologist Richmond and Psychologist Hawthorn to learn more about our locations.