Trauma Treatment in Fort Lauderdale and Knoxville

Trauma-informed therapy is one of many treatments in an overarching rehab program. Some research has found that treatment for trauma is best when individuals experience safety in relation to the following:

1. Physical safety
2. Confidentiality
3. Reassurance
4. Rule enforcement
5. Peer relationships
   
   

Individuals need to build trust. This involves:

• Sharing, something that is often facilitated through trauma therapies in individual and group sessions;
  
  
• Staff availability, where those in rehab trust that the staff will be there for them when needed, beyond just a one-on-one trauma therapy session;
  
  
• Nonjudgmental interactions, where those who have signs of trauma are treated without judgment by staff, therapists, and group members no matter how their signs of trauma manifest;
  
  
• Positive relationship dynamics between staff who know how to treat trauma and those who are getting help
  
  
• Caring, something facilitated and demonstrated by trained staff who know how to treat trauma
  
  

Individuals who are working to overcome trauma also need choice. Choice is an instrumental aspect of trauma-centered care because trauma from childhood or adolescence often involves situations where the choice and control were removed. Regaining that control means having a choice in everything. Choice involves:

• Individual needs
• Participation
• Opportunities
• Focus of efforts
  
  

Treating trauma also involves a great deal of collaboration between trained therapists and those in need. Therapy for trauma needs to be built around empowerment. For many, that same issue with lack of control and no personal choice is repaired with empowerment. This involves:

• Comfort in sharing, where individuals feel comfortable sharing their examples of trauma, how they felt and how they feel now.
  
  
• Trigger management, where individuals can share their triggers in a judgment-free zone or learn to identify triggers. In both circumstances, trigger management adopts ways to manage internal reactions to environmental triggers when they arise. 
  
  
• Trauma awareness and understanding are equally important elements when dealing with therapy for trauma.
  
  

Trauma-informed therapy doesn’t just help you overcome your drug or alcohol addiction; it enables you to find the proper medications (if necessary) for things like depression and anxiety while also providing a space to work through your issues. You get a safe space where you can talk about your experiences and learn what triggers you and how to cope with symptoms when they arise. You get a chance to rebuild trust in your life, communicate more efficiently, manage your symptoms, and take back control where you might otherwise have felt powerless.