A gentle, empowering approach that helps you heal at your own pace.
What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy?
Trauma-Informed Therapy is a compassionate, safety-focused approach designed to support individuals who have experienced overwhelming, painful, or destabilizing events. It recognizes that trauma affects the mind, body, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety, and that healing requires care, patience, and respect for your lived experience.
At Positively Psyched, trauma-informed care means you are always in control, your boundaries are honored, and your therapist moves at your pace. You will never be pushed to share more than you’re ready for. Instead, we focus on helping you feel safe, grounded, and empowered as you work through what you’ve experienced.
What Trauma Can Look Like
Trauma is not defined by the event itself, but by how it impacts you.
Trauma may stem from:
- Abuse or neglect
- Loss or grief
- Family or relationship conflict
- Bullying
- Chronic stress or instability
- Accidents or medical experiences
- Emotional or physical harm
- Witnessing violence
- Sudden life changes
- Environmental or community trauma
What Sessions Look Like at Positively Psyched
1. Safety First
Our first priority is helping you feel safe, emotionally, physically, and relationally. You decide what we talk about and what pace we move at.
2. Gentle Exploration
We explore your experiences in ways that feel manageable and grounding. You never have to share details you’re not ready to.
3. Understanding the Nervous System
We help you understand why your body and mind respond the way they do. This alone can bring relief and clarity.
4. Developing Coping Skills
We teach tools for grounding, emotional regulation, and managing triggers so you feel more in control day-to-day.
5. Rebuilding Connection & Self-Compassion
Together, we work to reduce shame, rebuild trust, and strengthen your sense of self.
6. Integrating Healing at Your Pace
We follow your body’s cues and your emotional readiness. Small steps lead to meaningful, lasting change.
Trauma can create patterns of fear, avoidance, self-doubt, or emotional overwhelm. Trauma-informed therapy helps you:
- Feel safer and grounded in your body
- Understand triggers and reactions
- Reduce anxiety, shame, and self-blame
- Rebuild trust, in yourself and others
- Strengthen coping skills
- Improve emotional regulation
- Heal relationship wounds
- Reconnect with your identity and strengths
- Create a sense of control and stability
Our Trauma-Informed Approach
Our therapists integrate several healing modalities, including:
- Mindfulness-based grounding
- CBT-informed coping strategies
- Emotion regulation skills
- Strengths-based and person-centered support
- Positive Psychology principles
- Gentle exploration of patterns and beliefs
- Attachment-aware approaches
- Somatic awareness (not invasive, always optional)
Who Trauma-Informed Therapy Is For
This approach is ideal for:
Teens
Emerging adults
Adults
Individuals who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected
Anyone with past trauma, whether acute or chronic
People experiencing symptoms without fully knowing why
Clients seeking gentle, validating, non-intrusive therapy
Why Choose Positively Psyched
- Therapists trained in trauma-informed care
- A gentle, nonjudgmental environment
- Sessions tailored to your pace, not ours
- A focus on empowerment, choice, and emotional safety
- Skills that help you feel grounded and regulated
- Flexible in-person and telehealth options
- Boutique-level care that allows for deeper connection
Your Healing Can Begin Here
You don’t have to process trauma alone.
We’re here to help you feel safe, supported, and stronger, one step at a time.