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Childhood trauma can cause you mental trouble long after it occurred. It may affect your relationships, self-image, mental health, and even your physical wellbeing.

Mental Health Match connects you with top-notch therapists who can help you manage the feelings, behaviors, and triggers associated with traumatic childhood events. Whether you are located in downtown Portsmouth, the suburbs of Portsmouth, other nearby places such as Chesapeake, Norfolk, or anywhere else in Virginia, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Childhood Trauma Symptoms

Childhood trauma stems from childhood abuse, neglect, accidents, and more. It can affect adolescents, teens, and adults, causing them to experience a wide range of symptoms, some of which include:

  • Chronic sadness or depression
  • Worry
  • Anger and irritability
  • Panic attacks
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Mood swings
  • Poor concentration

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, therapy can help to improve the quality of your life. You can learn more about childhood trauma and how it affects you in this article from therapist Lacy Shawn.

Overcome Your Childhood Trauma with Therapy

There’s no better time to seek treatment for childhood trauma than now - therapy can help you heal and let go of the trauma. Mental Health Match can help get you started by connecting you with a licensed therapist fast. Get childhood trauma therapy and counseling online or in-person. Browse below, or use our therapist matching survey to get personalized results.

Portsmouth, VA Childhood Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Aline Ehade
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As a LPC, I aim to collaborate with you to set goals, build on your strengths, change harmful patterns, and develop new skills to facilitate desired changes in your life.


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As a LPC, I aim to collaborate with you to set goals, build on your strengths, change harmful patterns, and develop new skills to facilitate desired changes in your life.

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I customize my approach to fit your unique needs, using various therapies like Trauma Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused Brief, Attachment-based, Narrative Therapy and Behavior modification to help you reach your goals

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Anger Management
  • Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
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Brittney George
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Therapy should involve collaboration and consent; the client has a right to both be a recipient as well as a influencer within the therapeutic relationship. My job is to act as guide while you are empowered to tackle both inner & outer barriers.


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Therapy should involve collaboration and consent; the client has a right to both be a recipient as well as a influencer within the therapeutic relationship. My job is to act as guide while you are empowered to tackle both inner & outer barriers.

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From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Therapy and Trauma-Sensitive mindfulness practices, to the creative arts, and attachment-based systems work, I love to make my methods as individualized/special as those who seek my services.

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  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Boundaries
  • Career Counseling
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Friendships
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sexual Issues
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Values
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Amanda Etienne
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we will work to compassionately identify the hurdles you are facing and create a life you value. We will work to help you better understand the impacts of past experiences and to engage in values-aligned action.


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we will work to compassionately identify the hurdles you are facing and create a life you value. We will work to help you better understand the impacts of past experiences and to engage in values-aligned action.

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I work with emotionally sensitive individuals struggling with trauma, overwhelming emotions, and anxiety to help them to reach long-term healing. I use a blend of IFS, ACT, and Somatic Therapy to help you reach a life you value.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Anxiety
  • Body Acceptance
  • Childhood Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Drug Use
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Perfectionism
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Shame
  • Substance Use
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Louise Lever
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We will process anything and everything that’s on your mind. We can explore how the past has influenced the present, while also learning how to heal and become the best version of ourselves.


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We will process anything and everything that’s on your mind. We can explore how the past has influenced the present, while also learning how to heal and become the best version of ourselves.

Something to know about my approach is:

I practice with mindfulness and creative techniques as well as incorporate activities to make therapy engaging and more inviting. I utilize a collaborative approach, that encourages growth and change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Life Changes
  • Trauma
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Dr. Speshal Walker Gautier
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Address issues that impact how you show up in life and your relationships. I integrate my relational style with culturally-responsive, scientifically backed approaches to help people examine and change unhelpful patterns that are not serving them.


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Address issues that impact how you show up in life and your relationships. I integrate my relational style with culturally-responsive, scientifically backed approaches to help people examine and change unhelpful patterns that are not serving them.

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Therapy is about change. I will support you and assist you in identifying and changing the patterns that are not serving you. I approach therapy with an integrative approach, combining relational and cognitive-behavioral techniques.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Couples
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
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  • Stress
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Dr. Speshal  Walker Gautier  remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Y...