5 Things I’ve Learned as a Trauma Therapist

Here is what was covered in this episode: 

• My top five lessons learned from my 20 years as a trauma therapist.

• I share my background, including my education and experiences in trauma therapy, starting from grad school.

• Hear how I became interested in trauma work, initially sparked by my own experiences and further deepened by reading “Trauma and Recovery” by Judith Herman.

• Neuroplasticity and how our brains can change and heal through new experiences and coping strategies is an incredible human asset to have!

• The power of human resilience and how people are often much stronger than we assume, even after experiencing severe trauma, is humbling.

• Don’t make meaning of someone else’s story or path! Let people find their own way, for it is only through the process of healing that we can discover some of the most valuable lessons.

• Find balance in helping others, ensuring not to walk someone else’s path for them, but to support and empower them.

• I stress the significance of relationships in therapy, especially the unique, safe, and supportive relationship between a therapist and a client.