If you have suffered exposure to a threatening, frightening time in your life and you are still suffering now, I can offer you trauma-informed Counselling and Rewind Trauma Therapy. Some people choose to have both and we can talk about your options together.
The Rewind Technique is a non-disclosure trauma therapy, meaning that you do not have to talk about the details of your experience.
This is different from other imaginal exposure therapies and why it is often known as 'closure without disclosure'.
Being exposed to an event, or events, where we felt frightened or powerless can sometimes lead to the development of PTSD (Post traumatic Stress Disorder) or CPTSD (Complex Post traumatic Stress Disorder)
Some examples of such events include, but are not limited to;
Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
It is natural to experience upsetting or distressing thoughts and feelings, even physical sensations, after being exposed to a traumatic event. These will usually start to lessen in the days and weeks following the event and counselling may help. If your symptoms continue beyond 4 weeks you could be experiencing PTSD and Trauma Therapy such as the Rewind Technique could be useful.
Please note that I am not qualified to give you a diagnosis of PTSD, you will need to see your GP if you are looking for diagnosis.
Some of the symptoms of PTSD include:
Complex PTSD describes the results of being exposed to chronic, relational trauma. Frightening and threatening events involving being hurt by another person, from which escape is extremely difficult, or impossible.
We may experience emotional flashbacks, reacting to present events as if they are causing our feelings, when in fact it is our past experience that we are reacting to.
Complex PTSD can include all of the symptoms and difficulties of PTSD, and you may also experience:
Experiencing chronic stress can affect us emotionally, cognitively and physically and so trauma informed support is needed in order for us to heal.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to book an initial consultation.
Sources:
The World Health Organisation
NHS
MIND
International Association for rewind trauma therapy (IARTT)
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