PTSD Treatment can free you from being stuck in the past and help you move forward in your life. Treatment in Downtown, Saint Pete Florida
PTSD Treatment in Downtown St. Pete or Telehealth Anywhere in the State of Florida
IS PTSD PREVENTING YOU FROM BEING YOURSELF AND LIVING A FULL, HAPPY LIFE?
HaIf so, are you thinking about PTSD Treatment or therapy?
Has your life started to feel small and rigid because you have to stick to your routine to feel stable?
Maybe, you’re avoiding anything that could bring back a traumatic memory or bring on charged feelings.
Is your life lacking pleasure because you are so used to feeling numb?
Are you always preparing for the worst. As well as struggling to let go of tense feelings, even when you try to sleep at night?
As a result, do you suffer from nightmares or are easily startled? Maybe, you wonder what it’d be like to trust others and have more flexibility in life. Perhaps, you feel disconnected from yourself and others as though you are just watching life go by.
Most likely, you want to connect with people and form deep relationships, but feel too afraid to get close? Have you lost friends and family because you are on edge all the time and ready to go off at any moment? Understandably, you probably feel safer to simply be alone and depend solely on yourself.
If you can relate with some of these feelings, you could be experiencing PTSD.
YOU MIGHT QUESTION IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD A TRAUMATIC EVENT.
Dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic experience can be difficult to handle. This is true, whether you are dealing with a big trauma or complex trauma.
A big trauma is a single traumatic event such as war, a natural disaster, a crash, death of a loved one, rape, etc.
Complex trauma is an accumulation of trauma within the context of family and other intimate relationships that happen repetitively over time. Some examples are: family dysfunction, neglect, abandonment, child abuse, bonding issues, domestic abuse or prolonged stress. Complex trauma can be harder to identify, but both can affect you in similar ways.
PTSD is actually one of the top reasons people seek out therapy. Whether a single event or a long-term stressor has impacted your life, PTSD treatment is known to be effective.
YOU CAN BE YOU AGAIN.
PTSD treatment can help you relax so you can open up to life. Liberated Mind Counseling specializes in PTSD treatment for creatives in Saint Pete, Florida (or anywhere in Florida over telehealth). We are here to help you heal from the past and step creatively forward in your life now.
Those Around You May Not Understand
In order to avoid your trauma triggers, you may start shutting yourself off from social events, close friends, career events or things you've always wanted to try. You constantly worry about being a burden to your partner, but when you try to explain yourself, it's hard for them to understand. You try and "just get through it" because you don't want to hurt or let down the people in your life. You burn yourself out trying to live up to the expectations you think other people have of you.
Friends, family or your partner are giving advice all the time, but "calm down", "just be positive" or "have you tried exercise?" has left you feeling completely misunderstood and without an ally.
You want to know why you feel the way you do. How can something from that long ago make me feel so messed up? . You want to find the freedom to show up to your life and be the person you know you are without trauma stopping you.
PTSD Treatment Can Help You Regain A Sense Of Joy And Freedom In Your Life
Life may already seem stressful and your schedule is already packed but what could be more valuable than investing in your ability to heal your past hurts and start doing all the things you want to do in your life?
In our sessions, you will have the space to express who you really are in a non-rushed, no judgement environment. Together we will defeat your trauma for good!
PTSD Treatment: What to Expect
Will start by identifying what you want your life to look like and who you want to be in the world. When we understand where we’re going and what the barriers to get there are, then we will develop a tailor-made treatment specifically for you and your individual needs.
You will leave each session with a plan of action and learn specific, easy to repeat skills that you can practice in between sessions. These include stress reduction techniques, to reduce anxiety, dissociation, and overwhelm before they start (or before they get out of hand) and specific exercises and techniques that build up the part of your brain that naturally helps you cope with your triggers and feelings “in the background” while you life your life.
We’ve got You
Types of PTSD treatment we offer
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ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
This approach works by first helping you get very clear on who you want to be in the world and what you want your life to be like. This therapeutic method then provides a tool box of cutting edge skills and techniques to help you detach from problematic repetitive thinking, render intense emotions harmless and to get you closer to the best version of your life.
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EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING (EMDR)
Is a proven approach designed to re-train your brain’s response to anxiety triggers. EMDR can help get to the root of stress, trauma, and phobias. This is done by targeting whatever’s underneath or causing the anxiety. The goal is to reduce the power that triggers have and alter your beliefs about anxiety at a subconscious level.
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MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY:
Helps show you how to live in the present instead of thinking so far ahead. Through the use of mindfulness techniques, like body centering and breathing and relaxation methods, you can learn to focus on what’s happening in the moment. As a result, you will feel relax enough to be able to address what’s in front of you. You will develop more insight about where you hold tension in your body so you can recognize stress and alleviate anxiety before they become overwhelming or lead to a panic attack. You will learn and practice easy to remember mindfulness techniques that have been shown to strengthen the parts of your brain that are responsible for calming and soothing anxiety. This will eventually make your brain more anxiety proof without even trying.
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
Helps address the “why” behind negative thinking patterns and behaviors, and how they influence your reaction to stressful situations. This therapeutic method can help you challenge negative thoughts and change the way you view the world and your place in it.
Why is Anxiety Treatment Worth It?
Over the past 10 years, Liberated Mind Counseling has helped hundreds of creative folks learn to understand and manage their PTSD and regain a sense of control in their lives. I’ve seen how beneficial it can be to have a little extra guidance to get unstuck. With the help of an PTSD therapist, you can escape the cycle of anxious thinking step into a life of joy and freedom.
Maybe you still have some questions about PTSD Treatment?
THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING MY HOUSE TO START THERAPY MAKES ME ANXIOUS– HOW CAN I MAKE IT TO THERAPY?
I’m willing to do a telehealth sessions if needed. After a couple sessions, many of my clients find they’ve gained the awareness and skills they need to start doing things they couldn’t do before (including attending in-person sessions). Whether you attend in person or by zoom, it’s well worth getting started. If zoom sessions feel best to you then we can keep going with that. This is all about giving you a safe and comfy environment to give back to yourself.
IS PTSD THERAPY WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
Let’s be honest. If you could have found relief from anxiety on your own, you would have already. We all need a little help sometimes, and it’s worth speaking to a professional with a proven track record of helping individuals overcome their past hurts.
MY TRAUMA IS WORSE THAN ANYONE ELSE’S. HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Everybody’s history is unique. By identifying the roots of your trauma, We are able to tailor our PTSD treatment to your specific needs and goals. I’ve heard it all in my years as an PTSD therapist, and I’ve seen that even severe trauma can be managed with the right approach and support.
DO I HAVE TO BE ON MEDICATION AS WELL AS ATTEND THERAPY?
Sometimes medication can be helpful if PTSD is making it severely difficult to function the way you want to in your life, But it isn’t always necessary. Many of our are able to manage PTSD with therapy alone. Together, we can discuss different treatment options and decide on the best path for your unique needs.
You can be free of PTSD, starting today.
Please choose an open 15 minute free consult appointment below and we can start working to free you from PTSD now. If you’d rather email or call, scroll to the bottom of the page and fill out the contact form or give us a call at 727-451-9281
