Trauma, PTSD & cPTSD

Maybe you grew up with dysfunction in your family. You learned the unspoken family rules — don’t talk and don’t feel. You’re ready to stop being the fixer.

Maybe you experienced something that no one should have to experience, and your body has been in survival mode ever since. You’re ready to be able to relax and breathe. 

Some days it is all you can do to just survive. You find yourself full of self-criticism and contempt. Guilt and shame show up at the most inopportune times in your life, making you feel broken.

You feel you aren’t enough, you don’t do enough — yet doing too much overwhelms you.

This is what it feels like when we find ourselves living with symptoms of trauma (PTSD) or complex trauma (CPTSD). Trauma is often the underlying cause of the anxiety and depression symptoms that many people suffer from.

Maybe you’ve read self-help books, talked to your doctor or tried therapy before — but nothing has helped. You keep finding yourself repeating old patterns and are ready for a healthy new routine.

You strive to be the best version of yourself possible, but something keeps getting in the way. Let us guide you on your journey of growth, healing and transformation.

You are enough — just the way you are.

A unique method to trauma therapy.

We believe therapy is much like the Japanese method of Kintsugi. In this unique method, there is a meaningful metaphor for transformation. It is not just about putting the pieces of one’s brokenness back together. The fractures and breaks are emphasized and held in awe, reverence, and restoration. The gold-filled cracks are a testament to one’s history. It is about the reclaiming of self in which our shattered pieces are transformed into a beautiful, thriving masterpiece. The piece is revitalized and becomes even more beautiful, thanks to its gold-filled scars.

You are ready to be the authentic and genuine you. To live with a sense of purpose, value and self-worth. It is time to spread joy, kindness and compassion to yourself and those around you.

Our trauma therapists in Morgantown are here to help; you are not alone, there is hope, healing and transformation.

There isn’t one right way to treat symptoms of PTSD and cPTSD. We believe in being more like a cook — flexible and forgiving; not like a baker — precise and exact. We like to cherry-pick from a wide variety of theories and models to create a unique therapeutic experience for each individual we work with — we are all one of a kind.

As we work together, you will gain awareness of old patterns and learn to implement healthier ways of being in the world. You will learn to extend grace and compassion to yourself. You will find yourself being fully present both with yourself and those you care about.

You will learn how to set boundaries in your life and to do so from a place of love.

You will find yourself calm and centered, able to experience joy and excitement. There will be clarity in your life. 

As you grow and transform, you find freedom. You will find yourself celebrating and honoring yourself with an open heart.

cPTSD Treatment

You feel like you should be over it by now. Your traumas have been repetitive and at times life-long. You worry you should be “used to them” or tell yourself they weren’t that bad—but you can’t stop them from resurfacing and disrupting your life. You’re tired of your past controlling your present. You long for a happier, less on-edge life. You feel like the cycle of triggers and reliving your traumas will never end. 

Your traumas are real and valid, no matter what your brain is telling you. 

cPTSD is a condition that can develop from experiencing long-term trauma which typically recurs or accumulates over time. While PTSD typically occurs after surviving a single traumatic event, complex PTSD typically happens after a repeated set of events that occur over months or years. 

Common symptoms of cPTSD include:

• Anxiety

• Difficulty maintaining relationships

• Flashbacks or nightmares

• Avoiding situations, places, or things related to the events

• Hypervigilence

• Heightened emotional responses, such as aggressiveness or impulsivity

cPTSD can be debilitating and feel isolating and scary. We are here to help. Our therapists all have advanced training in the treatment of trauma and are here to walk this journey with you. If you are ready to work with someone through the fog of your past into the sunshine of your future, get in touch today.

Get started with trauma, cPTSD & PTSD therapy in Morgantown, WV.

Also available online in Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Kingwood, and across West Virginia.