Healing from trauma
Healing from trauma with alternative therapy
Healing trauma with alternative therapy: Holistic Psychology - Transpersonal Therapy
The overall goal of healing trauma with alternative therapy is to holistically approach and heal an overwhelming traumatic experience. A person-centered method is used, that is, No rigid treatment protocols are used, since it is understood that each person is different and each person copes with her pain in a different way.
A transpersonal, holistic or alternative psychologist does not focus on "diagnosing" the trauma, but instead helps the person heal the wounds left by the trauma under safe therapeutic conditions.
Healing trauma with alternative therapy, holistic therapy or transpersonal therapy can be achieved in my practice through the healing path of:
- A first stage in which a strong therapeutic bond is established, so that the person can feel safe to relate her painful life experiences.
- Then slowly and respectfully we approach the wounds left by that traumatic event, through a verbal exploration of them, but also through the use of non-classical tools: such as drawing, movement, the analysis of dream’s symbology, the use of psychological archetypes represented in tarot cards, meditations-guided visualizations, etc.
During this process, which can take two or more sessions, we relive all the emotions that come to the surface. This is one of the keys to healing. Since the healing of a trauma is not achieved with the mere mental recapitulation of the experience, which certainly contributes, but I help you to allow all the expressions of the trauma to manifest freely without blocking them or repressing them in any way.
What is trauma?
Trauma is a wound that goes through all the layers of the Being: the physical body, the mind, the emotions and the Soul. Sometimes it produces unbearable noticeable pain, but sometimes it can be asleep and the person can feel resolved. However, undoubtedly the person feels that something is wrong in her life, since she finds him/herself in recurring conflicts with herself or in relationships with family, work or life in general.
A trauma has deep roots, which direct our decisions and the way we carry out our lives. Those decisions can be very positive and constructive, but most of the time they tend to be negative and destructive: such as choosing toxic relationships, substance addiction, self-sabotage, low self-esteem, emotional impulsiveness, etc.
How is trauma manifested in a person's life?
In conflict situations, traumatized people feel powerless to resolve the situation. They may experience fear, and alienation or the person may become hardened and reticent. Traumatized people avoid situations in life that may be related to the experienced trauma, this changes behavior, thinking and acting. Some people avoid places, thoughts, feelings, conversations, etc. Others avoid close emotional contact and suffer from feelings of guilt and helplessness.
When a trauma has not been healed, it can even lead to physical illness whose root is difficult to trace.
Healing from trauma with alternative holistic therapy or humanistic transpersonal therapy: An alternative therapy that can be used in situations such as:
- Loss of health/integrity as a result of trauma
- Grief for loss of loved ones
- Trauma through abuse and violence
- War experience
- Life-threatening situations
- Social crash
- Natural disasters
- Accidents
The healing journey using alternative therapy, transpersonal therapy or holistic therapy, must be carried out with a Professional Therapist or psychologist with extensive experience on alternative holistic healing, since the therapist or psychologist must know how to direct the person towards the deepest pain and then bring him back to a state of peace and calmness.
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