Many of the symptoms for which people seek psychotherapeutic and psychiatric services arise from having experienced highly stressful or traumatic events. The common myth of trauma is that it only happens to people in war zones or to people who have suffered severe bodily harm. This is simply not true, trauma can be caused by common everyday occurrences like car accidents, surgery, domestic violence, childhood abandonment or abuse. In fact, the earlier and more relational the trauma was in a person's life, the more they will be effected by it as adults and the less they will be able to recall any specific events that may have created it. Symptoms such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, manic episodes, addictions, feeling disconnected or numb, disturbed boundaries and especially painful relationship patterns are very common signs of trauma. At the Love and Trauma Center healing the resulting wounds is our primary focus and what we do best.
We created the Love and Trauma Center to provide the best therapeutic healing techniques to as many people as possible. Our faculty offers education to mental health and medical professionals, while our certified practitioners provide direct therapy services to individuals, couples, families and children.
We strive to discover, test, apply, and spread best therapeutic techniques in an ever evolving field while valuing care and relationship. We practice an integrative approach to therapy: drawing upon neuro-scientific research, Western psychiatric medicine, human development, attachment, and mindfulness practices. When possible, we ground our models and interventions in neuro-psychological research, as well as clinical studies of efficacy. Over time we anticipate that our selected best practice techniques will be altered and replaced as the understanding and practice of psychotherapy advances.If you are interested in participating in our clinical research study, either as a client or a research partner, click here for more information.
To learn more about this topic and our approach, watch one of our online videos or read an on-line excerpt from Dr. Wolterstorff's book Love and Trauma: Healing Trauma and its Effects on Ourselves and Our Relationships.
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