We Understand the Symptoms That Keep You Stuck
Trauma creates a predictable, painful pattern that interferes with your life and relationships. Our specialized trauma counseling focuses on these core issues:
1. Emotional and Behavioral Avoidance
Do you find yourself going to extreme lengths to avoid places, people, or even thoughts that remind you of the past?
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The Issue: Persistent avoidance of triggers, social withdrawal, emotional numbness, and difficulty being present. This coping mechanism keeps the trauma "alive" by signaling to your brain that the memory is still an active threat.
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The Solution: We create a safe space to gently approach and process the trauma, breaking the cycle of avoidance and allowing your nervous system to fully release the stuck emotional energy.
2. Chronic Hyperarousal and Anxiety
Are you constantly tense, jumpy, or anticipating the next disaster? Does your sleep suffer because your mind won't shut down?
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The Issue: A state of hyperarousal—often described as always being "on alert"—which includes irritability, explosive anger, difficulty concentrating, and intense physical anxiety. This is your body stuck in a fight-or-flight response.
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The Solution: We target the root cause of this constant alarm to calm your nervous system, allowing you to react appropriately to current situations instead of past ones.
3. Negative Cognitions & Mood Changes
Has your trauma left you with crushing feelings of shame, guilt, or the belief that you are fundamentally flawed?
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The Issue: Persistent low or anxious moods, feelings of detachment, and entrenched negative cognitions like "I am broken," "I can't trust anyone," or "It was my fault."
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The Solution: Healing trauma changes your mind's core beliefs. As we process the traumatic memory, those deeply held negative cognitions transform into positive, adaptive beliefs, allowing you to feel hope and self-worth again.
Do You Feel Trapped by the Past?
Trauma is not just an event—it’s the way your body and mind got stuck in the feeling of being unsafe. If you are constantly on edge, struggling with overwhelming emotions, or find yourself running on a loop of painful memories, you are likely experiencing the lingering effects of trauma or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
At Fowler and Tidwell Counseling, we understand that conventional "talk therapy" often falls short when dealing with deeply stored trauma. We offer advanced, evidence-based treatments designed to help your brain complete the processing of difficult experiences so you can finally feel safe in the present.
Advanced, Brain-Based Treatment Methods
We use leading, research-backed therapies that go beyond traditional talk to help your brain and body heal from the inside out:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR therapy is one of the most effective and efficient treatments for PTSD and trauma. It works by stimulating the brain's natural ability to process distressing memories. Your therapist guides you through a focused memory reprocessing using bilateral stimulation (often eye movements or gentle tapping) to help the brain move the traumatic event from an emotionally raw state to a more resolved, neutral memory.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment that locates points in the client’s visual field (or "brainspots") that correspond to unhealed trauma stored in the deep brain. By maintaining this specific eye position while focusing on the trauma, the deep parts of the brain that hold the emotional distress are activated and released. It is a profound, non-verbal method for deep and lasting healing.
Take the First Step Toward Healing
You deserve to live a life free from the shadow of the past. Our compassionate trauma therapists are trained to guide you through this process with safety and respect. We offer confidential, effective trauma counseling to help you move from surviving to truly thriving.
