Healing from Trauma: Types of Therapy & How They Help

Discover how therapy helps heal trauma. Learn about EMDR, CBT & more. Start your journey toward feeling safe & whole again.

Trauma is more than just painful memories, it can deeply shape how we see ourselves and move through the world. It often shows up as anxiety, hypervigilance, nightmares, or even avoiding situations that feel unsafe. But the good news? With the right support, healing is absolutely possible.

Types of Therapy for Trauma

There are several proven therapies that help people work through trauma and regain a sense of safety and trust:

• Prolonged Exposure (PE): Gradually facing the memories or situations tied to the trauma so they lose their power.

  
  

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Exploring and reshaping the beliefs you’ve developed since the trauma — for example, moving from “This was my fault” to “Bad things can happen to good people.”

  
  

• Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT): Designed for children and teens to process traumatic memories and change harmful behavior patterns.

  
  

• EMDR: Uses guided eye movements to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they no longer feel so distressing.

What Trauma Therapy Can Help With

Trauma therapy isn’t only for major events. It helps with experiences like:

• Abuse, bullying, or neglect

• Loss of a loved one

• Divorce or family conflict

• Accidents or illness

• Growing up in unsafe environments

• Racial or historical trauma passed through generations

The Benefits of Working Through Trauma

Therapy offers more than just a space to talk. It helps you:

• Build coping tools to navigate intense emotions

• Reduce fear and avoidance so you can engage with life again

• Challenge unhelpful beliefs and feel less guilt or shame

• Rebuild trust — both in yourself and others

• Feel validated and understood, often for the first time

Ready to Begin?

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting, it means learning to live fully again, without the past dictating every step. If you’re curious about how trauma therapy can help you or someone you love, reach out today to schedule a consultation