Focused-Trauma Treatment – Beth Ratchford

FOCUSED TRAUMA TREATMENT

Regular, ongoing therapy is an important part of the recovery journey. But you may have reached a point in your healing where you need something more.

Maybe you’re doing good work with an individual therapist, but find that a standard 50-minute session doesn’t always allow for the depth of work essential to the healing process. Or perhaps you’re ready for deeper healing but no longer need regular, ongoing therapy.

My Two-hour Breakthrough Sessions or Short-Term Trauma Healing may be what you need.

Breakthrough Sessions

Do you notice places in your therapy process where you feel stuck or resistant? Or do you feel like there are issues that you can’t seem to get to? My Two-Hour Breakthrough Sessions are designed to help you experience a significant shift in just one session.

We’ll come together with a purpose. This isn’t a general, broad-stroked session—it’s targeted, focused work that allows us to explore the nuances of your story. The two-hour time frame gives us ample time to go where the work takes us.

Breakthrough Sessions are the perfect complement to the regular therapy work you’re already doing. They’re ideal if you have a clear goal in mind, like:

Working through a specific trauma
Letting go of a long-held limiting belief
Exploring inner child/parts work

Short-Term Trauma Healing

Weekly therapy was an important part of my healing journey for a long time, but I’m in a place now where I don’t need that level of consistent support anymore. However, things can come up that I need to work on with my therapist for a short time.

That may be where you are too.

It’s not uncommon for folks who have done deep trauma work to occasionally need a “tune-up” or targeted support. Your healing and growth are lifelong processes, and when you’re open to continued growth, unhealed trauma will sometimes surface.

Maybe there hasn’t been a particular trigger, but there are parts of your story that you now feel ready to face. Whether it’s for a few sessions or for a few months, a period of focused trauma work may be what you need.

There’s more healing and freedom available for you. Let me help you experience it.

Focused Trauma Treatment may be a good fit if…

You have done previous trauma healing work and are in a stable place in your life.
You have an understanding of your trauma history/story.
There are parts of your trauma history/areas of your life that, despite years of therapy and various reasons, haven’t been addressed.
You have tools for self-care/emotion regulation.
You have the support of others who walk with you in your recovery (eg. sponsor, friends, spouse, etc.).

Focused Trauma Treatment is not a good fit if…

You are new to therapy. Further along in your process, you’ll be more comfortable experiencing deep emotion and have greater insight into where you need focused work. A consultation may be an appropriate option for you to help you think about next steps in your recovery.
You are early in addiction recovery. Trauma work can be disruptive. It gets at the root of addiction. It’s important that you have solid recovery (i.e. have a sponsor, working a recovery program, significant period of sobriety) before diving into your trauma work.
You don’t have people in your life that support you on your healing journey. If this is the case, you may want to consider ACA, a 12-Step fellowship for people from unhealthy families.

Contact me if you’re ready to take the next step on your healing journey.