The type of client that I work with are masters at avoiding. I say that with so much compassion because there is a reason why they avoid. They run on high anxiety and in order to function it sometimes feels like they have to avoid things that may trigger even greater unpleasant emotions. From a therapists perspective anxiety is often a symptom but it’s usually what people come to therapy to improve. We do some exploring and unpacking and sorting in the therapy room, and we uncover some things that need healing. It might be something in your past that happened that you’re still holding onto or a belief about yourself and the world that is unhelpful.
It’s normal to feel hesitant about trauma therapy.
When we find out what that is, there’s some hesitancy in wanting to work on it. In fact, we do this dance for a while where I invite my clients to start working on it and fully experience the emotions that go along with it, and they avoid it. They find excuses and reasons why now is not the right time and why something else less painful would be a better thing to work on. I honor it and make some space for it. This is scary. It’s even terrifying to think about confronting the real stuff and feeling the intensity of it all. I want my clients to know it may hurt now. It may be uncomfortable now. It may feel unbearable now. You might cry. Honestly, I might cry too sharing that moment with you. Is it worth it to experience the heaviness and the pain to finally be done reliving it over and over again? I think it is.
You might feel anxious about therapy, and we will begin when you’re ready
You may never really be ready to sit with the full intensity of the emotions along with the experience. I am sure there are plenty of things you have experienced in your lifetime that you truly were not ready for. Something will always come up that may give a persuasive argument for why it’s still not the right time. There’s never a great time. Ever. It will always be uncomfortable and painful until you do the thing.
I want you to know that your pain and suffering matter to me. I will always give respect and gentleness to you and your experiences. I will wait with you until you are ready. I might give you a nudge every so often about revisiting the thing you’ve been hiding from but it’s always going to be about you and what you need. I am a patient person and can wait a long time but I truly do want you to experience life on the other side.
Here’s some things to remember when confronting something painful in therapy:
Those painful feelings are temporary.
They will eventually pass. They won’t last forever. No emotion lasts forever. It may mean it’s uncomfortable and painful in the moment but it will definitely end.
Your life will significantly improve as a result of working through it.
I have never met a person who has regretted effectively addressing painful experiences and feelings. In the midst of it, it sucks but you will see your life improve as a result of truly dealing with it. It will make a difference in areas of your life that you wouldn’t even anticipate.
You will feel lighter and greater relief than before.
You probably aren’t even aware of how your emotions and experiences impact you and your life. There seems to be a level of desensitization of pain and suffering. I assure you, you will feel relieved and feel the heaviness that you didn’t know existed slide off your shoulders.
Trauma therapy in utah can help you heal
It will never feel like the best time to address some of the worst things that have ever happened to you in your life. It’s normal never to want to talk about those things let alone relive them to some degree. Trauma counseling can make it so you don’t have to put so much energy into trying not to think about what happened. Treating your trauma can be temporary pain and discomfort that can have a big impact on the rest of your life so that you don’t have to keep experiencing it every day. Working with a trauma therapist is something you won’t regret, and I encourage you to give it a try.
Begin working with a trauma therapist in Utah
Thinking about what happened to you over and over again doesn’t have to be your life. You can find relief from the trauma you’ve been through. This Utah County Counseling Center has a trauma therapist who specializes in trauma and can help you. To begin therapy follow the steps below:
Meet with trauma therapist in Utah
Begin healing from your past
Online Therapy in Utah
Maybe you don’t really have a lot of time in your schedule or you find going into a therapist’s office to be absolutely terrifying and anxiety-provoking, I totally get it, and that’s ok. I also know the value of therapy and want so badly for you to have the experience of finding healing and relief from your trauma. I offer online therapy in Utah so that you can have greater accessibility to a therapist and don’t have to worry about the commute.
Because of the convenience of online counseling, it allows me to provide therapy to anyone in Utah including Heber, Salt Lake City, St. George, Cedar City, Logan, and more.
Other mental health services provided by Maple Canyon Therapy
Trauma therapy isn’t the only counseling service provided at this Northern Utah Counseling Clinic. Other mental health services provided at Maple Canyon Therapy are eating disorder therapy, anxiety therapy, body image therapy, birth trauma therapy, and binge eating disorder treatment in Utah.