Recognizing Religious Trauma: Signs, Symptoms, and the Role of Religious Trauma Therapy
Religious Trauma Therapy is often sought by people who feel an overwhelming sense of guilt, fear, or shame long after leaving a strict religious environment. You know that weird feeling when you do something your childhood church would have hated, and suddenly you’re hit with this wave of guilt and fear—even though you stopped believing […]
Therapist for Addiction Recovery: Breaking the Cycle of Substance Abuse and Trauma in Men
A therapist for addiction recovery can be the difference between staying trapped in the cycle of substance abuse and finally finding freedom. Take Dave, for example. After his second deployment, he started drinking—just a couple of beers after work to “take the edge off.” Five years later, he was finishing a twelve-pack every night, and […]
‘Toughing It Out’ Is Not the Answer
Many boys are taught not to show emotions like sadness or fear from a young age. Phrases like “man up” or “don’t be a baby” are used too often. The unspoken rule is that “real men” must always act tough and strong, no matter what problems they face on the inside. This outdated idea that […]
Suzanne Cooper
HEALING COMPLEX TRAUMA THROUGH SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® WHAT IS SOMATIC EXPERIENCING®? Somatic Experiencing® is a trauma therapy that works directly with the body’s involuntary responses, otherwise known as trauma responses, resulting from past trauma or stress. This approach differs from typical talk therapy as the client’s body typically leads the session. For example, the body will […]