EMDR & TF-CBT TRAUMA THERAPY

…… get unstuck, heal from the past, bring back your child’s smile !

Has your child been through a stressful or scary experience?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing)

Sometimes children experience events in their life that significantly impact their ability to cope. After these events they may experience sleep disturbances, tantrums, aggression , fears and anxieties. EMDR therapy is utilized to help children who have experienced difficult moments get ‘unstuck’ from the memories, images and sensations that are causing significant shifts and changes in their behaviors. EMDR therapy helps your child get back to an emotionally healthy and positive state. EMDR can be used for big and little traumas that are causing distress to your child. Your child can get back to a being themselves again, trauma does not have to impact them for the rest of their lives. EMDR is an effective and impactful intervention to help children heal. Child Therapy Solutions in North Carolina offers EMDR therapy for children who are impacted by stressful or scary events.

TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

TF-CBT is an evidence based intervention for children to overcome the effects of trauma. TF-CBT uses a conjoint child and parent/caregiver approach to help the child heal from trauma and their caregiver is an integral part of that healing. TF-CBT helps children be able to talk about and make sense of their trauma, reduce fear and distress around talking about, learning coping skills to manage reactions to the trauma and helps parents support their child in this healing. Child Therapy Solutions in North Carolina offers TF-CBT therapy for children and caregivers who are impacted by stressful or scary events.

FAQs

  • Trauma is any event that overwhelms our ability to cope. It can result from single incidents or multiple incidents including violence, abuse, accidents, medical emergencies or neglect.

  • Some common signs to look for:

    Excessive fears

    Sadness

    Irritability or tantrums

    Aggression

    Difficulty concentrating

    Alert on edge

    Headaches

    Stomach Aches

    Bed wetting