EMDR therapy in Fort Worth
and Trauma Counseling
Providing EMDR therapy in Fort Worth and Trauma Counseling
We offer EMDR therapy in Fort Worth, Texas. EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. We have found this type of intervention to provide quicker healing for trauma. What is trauma? In short, trauma is a difficult experience that should not be normal to the human life. This experience can be confusing. You might ask the question: “Why does my body feel this way, here, and not there?” Or, “I wish I didn’t react this way.” Some people experience both a big “T” trauma or a small “t”. A big “T” trauma is likened to an event or something that threatened your life. This could be a car crash, war, catastrophic event, sexual assault, and the like. A small “t” trauma may be continual neglect from a familial relationship, financial distress, and previous home relocation. We can help you begin to live out of your design when things have been difficult. Overall, our Christian Counseling as well as EMDR therapy in Fort Worth helps individuals, marriages, and families going through difficulties due to trauma.
Individual counseling may identify previous situations, relationships, circumstances, acute or chronic, and the emotional, mental, spiritual, and physiological responses to these. After identifying, Counseling will help you carefully grow through these experiences.
Marriage counseling for trauma may identify abuse from one spouse to the other. This may be acute or chronic. You may be the offender or offended. We can help with both, providing practical tools to engage the other, leading to a healthy marriage. Traumas may also involve counseling for infidelity and miscarriage.
Family counseling for trauma may provide practical tools in order to support the member who has experienced hurt. You may be in a position where you are not sure how to help. Blended families and those with adopted children may need counseling if one child is showing signs of unusual behavior or isolation.
Common symptoms for those struggling with Trauma related Issues
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You are the only safe person you know
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Heightened panic in certain situations
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Relational stress due to emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual abuse
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Feeling like you are different now due to an event that happened
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Exaggerated self-protection from others or certain people
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Extreme anger responses and you feel like you know why (or might not) but can’t stop
EMDR THERAPIST IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Sherena Holmes is a certified EMDR therapist in Fort Worth, Texas, through the EMDRIA international association. She specializes in providing therapy for trauma-related issues from a Christian perspective. Click the schedule button to begin the counseling process.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is considered a specialty therapy. Sherena's fee is $175 per 50 minute EMDR session .
Benefits from EMDR Therapy for Trauma
One benefit of EMDR therapy as a Christian is experiencing Christ as your healer for responses to traumatic events; He goes through the process with you! He died not only to cover our sins and reconcile us to God but also to set us free from a shame-response. This isn’t discussed much and many Christians believe the shame associated with their trauma is to be expected and long-lasting. However, shame does not have to be a part of your daily experience. Trauma processing and resolution is hard work, but it's worth it!
Receiving relief from how you respond to triggering situations is another benefit of EMDR therapy. Clients may have a trauma-based response to both a threatening situation as well as a non-threatening situation. This can feel confusing to you, maybe wondering, “Why am I still struggling?” Cowtown is here to help. With EMDR therapy you will learn new helpful responses, as well as gain relief from the pain of trauma-based responses.
Overall, you will experience a renewed relationship with Jesus, a decrease in shame, relief from the pain of the trauma you experienced, and new practical ways to respond to difficult triggering situations.
Blog Posts and Helpful Short Reads
We have written blog posts and helpful short reads related to trauma. Check out our post on fear and stagnating in life. In this post you will see the common response of self-protecting with fear as well as biblical encouragement throughout this short read.
Resources and Helps for Trauma Related Issues
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There are many good books and short-reads out there on Trauma. Here is a list of resources that provide some insight and hopefully some help for you from a christian perspective.
Is it Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims by Darby Strickland
Darby is a leading biblical counselor on the topic of abuse. This is a great book for anyone, especially wives, geared to walk through a potential abusive relationship.
Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores by Diane Langberg
This is a highly rated resource written by a great Christian counselor. She provides a helpful biblical framework for the reader.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
One of the top contributors in Trauma, Kolk, a psychiatrist, offers over 30 years of research. The book can be read by both clinicians and clients. It is very helpful in understanding trauma and its effect on the body.