IS TRAUMA or PTSD IMPACTING YOU?
- Is your sleep interrupted or restless?
- Do you feel isolated or overwhelmed?
- Do you have problems focusing or concentrating?
- Are you avoiding thoughts or memories?
- Are overly negative thoughts and feelings hurting your view of the world?
- Do you feel irritable or agitated?
YOU GET TO DECIDE HOW YOUR LIFE GOES
Life happens to all of us. Sometimes that means we witness or are exposed to a traumatic event. Sometimes the trauma we experience is second-hand through our work or learning about things from friends or loved ones.
It’s normal to react to events, but when life doesn’t return to normal after one month, we may need help. Counseling is scientifically shown to reduce trauma-related symptoms and improve your daily life.
The Symptoms of Adjustment Disorders include Having emotional or behavioral symptoms within three months of a specific stressor occurring in your life. People with an adjustment disorder experience more stress than would typically be expected in response to a stressful life event and having stress that causes significant problems in their relationships, at work, or in school
More severe reactions to stress may result in PTSD. The symptoms of PTSD include:
- Unwanted upsetting memories
- Nightmares
- Flashbacks
- Emotional distress after exposure to traumatic reminders
- Physical reactivity after exposure to traumatic reminders
- Avoidance of trauma-related thoughts or feelings or reminders of the experience
- Inability to recall key features of the trauma
- Overly negative thoughts and assumptions about oneself or the world
- Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma
- Negative affect
- Decreased interest in activities
- Feeling isolated
- Difficulty experiencing positive affect
- Irritability or aggression
- Risky or destructive behavior
- Hypervigilance
- Heightened startle reaction
- Difficulty concentrating
- Difficulty sleeping
OUR THERAPISTS ARE ALL TRAUMA-TRAINED
Contact us if stress or trauma is affecting the quality of your life. We’ll answer your questions and help you take the next step towards getting your life back. We offer both comfortable office appointments and video sessions where you can connect with a counselor from the convenience and safety of your own home or office.
Our counselors, psychologists, and social workers are all experts in helping you with trauma and stress. We use various best PTSD and trauma treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Therapy, etc.
We’ll listen to you and understand what you are feeling. We’ll teach you the techniques you need to get unstuck and find a sense of confidence and peace. Why wait to get better? Making that first call is often the most challenging part. We make it easy for you to get started with easily scheduled appointments and a phone answered by our friendly, knowledgeable receptionist.
Trauma counseling for PTSD is therapy designed to help people who’ve experienced a traumatic event—or ongoing trauma—process symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, hypervigilance, negative thoughts, or emotional numbing. In Springfield, MO, treatment is available for adults, teens, and children who want to resolve trauma from accidents, violence, abuse, first responder or military work, and other stressful experiences. Psychologists and therapists at local practices are trauma-trained to support these issues using evidence-based approaches.
At Psych Associates in Springfield, MO, therapists use several research-based methods including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Interpersonal Therapy. These approaches help clients safely reprocess traumatic memories, challenge harmful beliefs, reduce avoidance, regulate emotions, rebuild a sense of safety, and restore daily functioning.
The length of therapy varies based on the trauma’s severity, how long symptoms have persisted, and whether other mental health issues are involved. Some clients in Springfield begin to feel relief from intense symptoms (like sleep disturbance or intrusive memories) after a few therapy sessions, especially with EMDR or CBT. More lasting improvement might take several months of regular sessions. Your therapist will work with you to set realistic goals and monitor progress.
Yes. Psych Associates offers both in-person appointments in Springfield and secure video (teletherapy) sessions. Teletherapy helps make PTSD / trauma therapy more accessible—especially for people with mobility, transportation, or scheduling challenges, or those preferring the privacy of home. The same therapeutic processes are used, whether online or in person.