Trauma Informed Therapy: What Everyone Gets Wrong
Trauma-informed therapy is a compassionate framework that focuses on understanding what happened to you rather than what’s wrong with you. It prioritizes safety, collaboration, and recognizing how trauma affects the whole person. Common myths—such as needing to relive traumatic events in detail, talking about trauma making things worse, therapy lasting forever, or healing being impossible—are false and often prevent people from seeking help. Effective trauma therapy is structured, time-limited, and skill-based, helping individuals regain control and build resilience. Virtual therapy can be a helpful option, and trusting your instincts about therapists is crucial. Beyond therapy, trauma-informed approaches in organizations improve outcomes and well-being. Healing from trauma takes time and patience but is achievable with the right support, offering real and lasting change.