Specialized Trauma Counseling in Longview, TX
Trauma is deeply disturbing and far reaching. Traditional talk therapy may not be enough to help you process the intense emotional response, the troubling behavioral changes, or the long-lasting psychological impact your traumatic experience has on your daily life.
Specialized techniques, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), or Nutrition for Mental Health, may be added to your treatment plan to help you recover from trauma.
Sheri Peery, LPC, has been trained to administer EMDR and EFT, and she is certified to help you develop an eating plan that can improve overall mental wellness. Schedule an appointment to experience relief from your troubling trauma-related symptoms. Call Sheri today.
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What to Expect from Trauma Therapy in Longview, TX
Regulate Your
Emotions
Trauma therapy can help you identify and avoid triggers or regulate your emotions when triggers are unavoidable.
Function Normally
in Daily Life
Trauma therapy can not only help you return to work or school but to thrive in every aspect of daily life.
Reduce Flashbacks
and Nightmares
Trauma therapy can reduce, and in some cases eliminate, flashbacks and nightmares related to your past trauma.
Manage Physical
Symptoms
Trauma therapy can reduce the intensity and frequency of headaches, gastrointestinal issues, rapid heart rate, and muscle tension.
Cope with
Behavioral Changes
Trauma therapy can help you establish healthy eating and sleeping patterns, social interactions, and relationships.
Lead a
Fulfilling Life
Your trauma does not define you. With the help of a licensed professional counselor, you can overcome the effects of your trauma and lead a happy life.
Do You Need a Trauma Counselor in Longview, TX?
Some events are so shocking that there is no question you have experienced trauma. But in some dysfunctional environments, abusive behaviors were so commonplace that survivors may not recognize they have been traumatized.
Trauma comes in many different forms:
- Acute trauma - results from a single distressing event
- Natural disaster
- Terrorist attack
- Mass shooting
- Car accident
- Rape
- Chronic trauma - results from prolonged or repeated events
- Ongoing physical abuse
- Domestic violence
- Severe neglect
- Bullying
- War
- Complex trauma - results from multiple traumatic events of an invasive nature
- Repeatedly witnessing physical abuse between caregivers
- Torture, kidnapping, or slavery
- Ongoing sexual abuse
- Human trafficking
If you have experienced trauma of any kind, seek help. You have the power to heal yourself … with the help of a licensed professional counselor specially trained to treat victims of trauma.
EMDR Trauma Therapy in Longview, TX
Regain Control of Your Life
Take control of your emotions, your dreams, your behaviors, relationships, and pain with EMDR therapy.
EMDR is a structured therapeutic approach that uses bilateral stimulation—with hand buzzers, tapping, or light—to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories and reduce the emotional intensity associated with them.
Other trauma therapies utilized by Sheri Peery, LPC, include:
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Voices of Warriors (VOW) - specifically for women dealing with trauma
When you are ready to address your trauma and finally put it behind you, call Peery Professional Counseling.
