"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you"
- Maya Angelou

Trauma prevents developing self esteem and healthy relationships. | Authentic Wellbeing specializes in healing traumatic memories, abuse, abondonment, neglect, domestic violence, and narcissistic encounters. | Authentic Wellbeing | Florida

“Trauma handicaps our ability to adapt and adjust to our external world.”

I’ve heard things like, “Lately I can’t sleep” “I shutdown” “I am irritable or angry all the time” “I can’t concentrate” “I have nightmares or intrusive thoughts” “ I don’t understand why I am the way I am” “Why do I keep getting into the same type of toxic relationships” “I am deeply sad ” “I just feel blah”…..

If you have had any of these thoughts, or similar thoughts, our work together can help you heal to live the life you desire.

Free Trauma Stress Assessment

Trauma Therapy

  • Complex Trauma

    Some people will experience trauma in their lifetime whether it’s emotional abuse or neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, abandonment, being bullied, physical assault, domestic violence, or the sudden death of a loved one.

    While many people can recover from trauma over time with the love and support of family and friends and bounce back with resiliency, others may discover effects of lasting trauma, which can cause a person to live with depression, resentment, fear, low self esteem, confusion about what constitutes a loving relationship, or avoid developing meaningful interpersonal and intimate relationships.

    In these circumstances, the support, guidance, and assistance of a therapist is fundamental in facing the pain to allow you to heal from the trauma.

    Childhood Trauma

  • Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD)

    Avoidance Symptoms:

    Avoiding specific locations, sights, situations, and sounds that serve as reminders of the event

    Anxiety, depression, numbness, or guilt

    Re-experiencing Symptoms:

    Intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks

    Hyperarousal Symptoms:

    Anger, irritability, and hypervigilance

    Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm

    Sleep disturbances

    Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms:

    Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable

    Difficulty remembering details of the distressing event

    Change in habits or behavior since the trauma

    Research has proven psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Most commonly, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization, reprocessing (EMDR), and brainspotting are used in treating trauma.

    Treatments for PTSD