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Trauma Therapy in Fort Worth:
Types, Benefits & More

By: Rane Wallace, MS, LPC, LCDC, SAP
Trauma Therapy in Fort Worth

Believe it or not, an estimated 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event throughout their lives. And when that trauma starts to affect your daily life, trauma therapy — a special form of talk therapy — can help. At Fort Wellness Counseling, we strive to offer some of the best trauma therapy modalities, such as EMDR and Brainspotting, for our community here in Fort Worth.  

What Is Trauma Therapy?

Trauma therapy helps people cope with the emotional response caused by a traumatic event. Essentially, it aims to reduce (or eliminate) traumatization. While many who have experienced trauma prefer not to think about what happened, trauma therapy strives to break through this avoidance and revisit the experience. Doing so allows the person to learn how to tolerate the associated feelings and move on with their life. Over time — with the help of a trained trauma therapist — the person will no longer feel emotional distress when the traumatic memory arises, nor will it negatively impact their life.

Types of Trauma Therapy in Fort Worth

There are several different kinds of trauma therapy in Fort Worth. At Fort Wellness Counseling, we specialize in the following:

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation — like rapid eye movement or buzzing tappers — to help people overcome traumatic experiences. It aims to change the way traumatic memories are stored in the brain, replacing negative emotions with positive ones.  Not only do we provide EMDR therapy in Fort Worth, one of the therapists on our team, Kim Garrett, trains other therapists to become trained and certified in EMDR therapy.  

Brainspotting Therapy

Similar to EMDR, Brainspotting therapy uses the spots in a person’s visual field to identify and release unprocessed trauma. (However, it asks the person to keep their eyes in a fixed position.) Once the unprocessed trauma is identified, Brainspotting therapists help people make the necessary connections to continue processing the event.

Because Brainspotting is adaptable to any person or situation, it tends to yield faster and deeper results than EMDR.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) replaces negative images and responses with positive ones. As a result, it effectively removes triggers associated with traumatic events. Many people prefer ART over other kinds of trauma therapy, as you don’t have to revisit the traumatic event in detail or recount any distressing memories.

Trauma Therapists in Fort Worth, Texas

If you or a loved one has experienced a traumatic event, trauma therapy in Fort Worth can help. Fort Wellness Counseling has helped dozens of people overcome traumatic experiences through EMDR, Brainspotting, and ART. Now, we’d love to do the same for you. Contact our team today.

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