Trauma and Grief Counseling

Our experienced team of counselors are able to provide not just relief for trauma and grief but also family matters as well. With more than 60 years of experience their complimentary services are unmatched. Contact us for more!

A word from our Director of Counseling:

“Trauma is the strong reaction to a life event that was not expected, that throws us off balance, that may seem impossible to take in. Grief is the normal human process we go through as we try to make sense of the trauma and of any and all loss that we experience in life.  The loss can be loss through death of a loved one or the loss of a loved animal or any living creature we are attached to. It may be the loss of property, or a natural setting, a job or a relationship. It may be loss of a physical ability or the process of aging. Loss of any and all kinds requires each of us to work through the grief of that loss. 

Trauma is a human experience and is said to be the great equalizer in life. As we move through the experience of living, events may and will happen to us, to those we love, to our community and the greater world. When we are unable to accept the event, we may become unable to effectively function in our lives. All aspects of participation in life will be affected, this is the experience of trauma. There is no small trauma, when an event is traumatic, it is traumatic and affects personal life, family life, school and work life.

Upon experiencing a trauma we pull back to protect ourselves and then find ourselves isolated. When we retreat in this way we become frozen in the trauma. This is when we need our loved ones, our friends and sometimes professional help for a time to process and heal the trauma.  We find a path to walk toward acceptance and healing.

Traumas may be personal, happen to a loved one, a friend, or our community. These experiences are connected and interwoven. A personal trauma requires the help of family, friends and community. When the happening is in our community, we are affected in all ways. As trauma affects us all on multiple levels, physiologically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually, without the proper support the effects of these traumas remain long-standing, even into the next generation creating intergenerational trauma. 

This means that we support not just the individual, but the family as well. This systemic support improves emotional health and well-being in all.  Children have the added job of learning and developing into adults. Without the proper support children’s ability to learn and move through developmental milestones will be delayed.”

-Tricia