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Everyone deals with traumatic events and experiences at some point, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Sometimes we can process trauma and get on with our lives, and other times it just becomes too much to bear.

This is where trauma therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown Chula Vista, Eastlake Vistats, Golf Course, Northwest, or even Rancho Del Rey, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Do You Need a Trauma Therapist?

Are you on the fence regarding whether you should see a trauma therapist? This section will help you decide.

If you’ve dealt with a traumatic event (a death, rape, natural disaster, war, etc.), a therapist may be able to help you if you are experiencing any of the following signs of psychological trauma:

  • Recurring memories of the traumatic event
  • Nightmares
  • Anger and irritability
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Recurring headaches
  • Depression

Read this article to learn more about how to heal from trauma.

Take Action: Get Trauma Therapy Today

A professional therapist or counselor can assist you in unpacking your feelings about the event and teach you proven techniques to help you heal. With Mental Health Match, you can find a therapist who specializes in helping people move forward after trauma. Use our therapist matching tool to get started.

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Kiana Naimi
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Together we will understand what you want to experience and what is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and on a path to living the life you want.


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Together, we will:

Together we will understand what you want to experience and what is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and on a path to living the life you want.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will support you in enhancing your resilience throughout your life [grief] journey. I’ll support you in creating tailored plan based on your needs that may include clarifying your desires and values, and identify a new perspective on your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Styles
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complicated Grief
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Grief
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Mood Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
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Cindy Lee Collins
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Together, we will work through your current presenting issues in a safe space, whether it is a recent or past traumatic experience, depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicide ideation, and process past experiences contributing to the current issues.


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Together, we will work through your current presenting issues in a safe space, whether it is a recent or past traumatic experience, depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicide ideation, and process past experiences contributing to the current issues.

Something to know about my approach is:

I meet my clients where they are at and work within their comfort zone. Using EMDR, and other trauma treatments, along with talk therapy, I will slightly nudge them out of their comfort zone into healing and progress.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
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Vanja P. Buckley
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Learn specific tools to help you change and improve the aspects of your life that you wish to change. Explore patterns that reinforced ongoing issues in relationships such as pleasing, poor boundaries, difficulty communicating, neglecting own needs.


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Learn specific tools to help you change and improve the aspects of your life that you wish to change. Explore patterns that reinforced ongoing issues in relationships such as pleasing, poor boundaries, difficulty communicating, neglecting own needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have a passion for emotional wellness, self-discovery and empowerment and am dedicated to helping individuals who seek personal growth and development, healing from painful feelings and trauma and coping with anxiety and relationship issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Communication Skills
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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Suzanne Katanic
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Outline your presenting issues and your emotional biography to form unique therapeutic goals and treatment plan that will allow you move towards living a more integrated life.


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Outline your presenting issues and your emotional biography to form unique therapeutic goals and treatment plan that will allow you move towards living a more integrated life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I offer an integrated approach which blends the techniques of depth hypnosis with a psychotherapeutic approach. This allows depth work while also keeping in mind the family system and the way our internalized beliefs guide our life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Spirituality
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Jessika Byrd
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Together, we will have the opportunity to share and explore our stories, which can be a healing experience. I believe each of us views life through a unique lens and has our own experiential perspectives.


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Together, we will:

Together, we will have the opportunity to share and explore our stories, which can be a healing experience. I believe each of us views life through a unique lens and has our own experiential perspectives.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize strategies from person-centered, solution-based, and narrative counseling styles, while practicing mindfulness and somatic awareness. Our mind, body, and emotions are so interconnected.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Children
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Grief
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women
  • Worrying
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