Trauma Therapy &
Mental Health Evaluations
Trauma-Recovery Therapy
Most people will go through something traumatic at some point. Trauma can be a car crash, physical or sexual abuse, being ignored or neglected, suddenly losing someone close, being assaulted or seeing violence in your community, scary medical procedures, being hurt in a relationship, or surviving a natural disaster. Some people live with ongoing trauma—like childhood abuse or a long-term toxic relationship—that shapes how they feel and act for years.
If trauma isn’t processed, it can change how you think, feel, and connect with others. You might feel anxious or always on edge, shut down emotionally, have trouble trusting people, get unwanted memories or flashbacks, or find it hard to concentrate. Lots of people get better over time with support from friends and family, but others keep struggling with symptoms that get in the way of school, work, and relationships.
Trauma-recovery therapy gives you proven tools and skills to ease symptoms and rebuild safety and connection. A trauma-informed therapist can help you work through painful memories, learn how to manage strong emotions, improve relationships, and feel more in control. If trauma is making daily life hard, seeing a trauma-focused therapist can be a key step toward real healing.
Common Signs of Trauma
Trauma affects people in different ways, but some common signs are:
Avoiding stuff
Staying away from places, people, conversations, or situations that remind you of what happened
Feeling numb or like you’re disconnected from yourself or others
Strong emotions
Anxiety, depression, shame, or guilt
Reliving the event
Intrusive thoughts or upsetting memories that pop up when you don’t want them to
Nightmares or flashbacks
Getting emotionally triggered by reminders of the event
Being on edge
Getting easily irritated or angry
Feeling like you always need to be on guard or unsafe
Trouble relaxing or sleeping
Acting recklessly or doing things that could hurt you
Changes in mood and thinking
Losing interest in things you used to enjoy
Negative thoughts about yourself or the world
Difficulty trusting people
Trouble remembering parts of the traumatic experience
Treatment for trauma Therapy is one of the most effective ways to treat trauma. Kim uses proven approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and IFS (Internal Family Systems) to help people process trauma, reduce emotional pain, and work through negative beliefs about themselves.
The goal of trauma therapy isn’t to erase what happened, but to help you move forward so the trauma doesn’t control your life.