Living through a traumatic experience or event may have a lingering effect on your mental health that lasts for years or even a lifetime. In some cases, the event or experience may even cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or another similar issue. Fortunately, Cristina Spataro, a licensed mental health counselor of Spataro Counseling and Coaching Services, can help to improve your mental health after trauma.
Common Causes of Trauma
If you suffered through abuse or negligence as a child, witnessed a violent attack, or experienced a destructive storm, you could develop PTSD or a trauma-related condition.
Other examples include:
- A car accident
- Medical trauma
- Witnessing war
- Experiencing discrimination
And these are merely examples, as trauma comes in a variety of forms and differs from person to person. What's traumatic to one might not affect somebody else the same way.
Know the Symptoms
The trauma you experience can lead to you having an array of unpleasant symptoms including any of the following:
- Unwelcomed or distressing memories
- Nightmares or disturbing dreams
- Flashbacks
- Severe emotional distress
- Practicing avoidance
- Memory lapses from the event or experience
- Having feelings of detachment from friends or family
- Feeling numb
Moreover, trauma can lead to anxiety, depression, and dissociative disorder, among other mental concerns. So if you've experienced any trauma and are suffering even in a way not mentioned above, contacting Cristina for treatment could be in your best interest.
How Cristina Helps Those Throughout New York
If you’re a New York resident, you can speak to Cristina through an online appointment. This allows you to remain in the comfort of your own home as you work toward better mental health.
One of the more common treatments used at Spataro Counseling and Coaching Services is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is a treatment that can be used for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and various other conditions related to trauma.
Through therapy, you'll learn to replace your negative thoughts and behaviors with positive ones not associated with trauma. You may also learn coping mechanisms to help with the symptoms you're experiencing.
The goal with any treatment is for you to receive exactly what you need to understand your trauma and learn to live without the symptoms interfering. And every therapy program is designed for the patient and guidance is given based on the patient's goals.
Cristina of Spataro Counseling and Coaching Services, offering therapy for trauma throughout the five boroughs and the entire state of New York, can help if you're experiencing symptoms associated with trauma, such as a feeling of numbness, flashbacks, or practicing avoidance. The treatment is specifically geared toward your desires, with Cristina merely guiding you.