Trauma Awareness Month is an opportunity to provide consumers with information and education regarding trauma, its impact and appropriate support for those that have been affected.

Most people will experience at least one traumatic event over the course of their lives. Traumatic events involve exposure to death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence. This can occur through direct exposure of the event, by witnessing the event, learning about the event happening to a close friend or relative or through indirect exposure to the aversive details of the event1. The latter is common for first responders, journalists, lawyers, etc.

While some people may quickly recover following a traumatic event, others may continue to have difficulties for months or years after experiencing a trauma. There are different factors, such as trauma type and age, that can impact whether someone is more likely to recover vs. continue to struggle with post-trauma symptoms.

Trauma Treatment Program at CBT-PB

If you, or someone you know, is struggling with trauma-related difficulties CBT-PB provides effective treatments to address a range of post-trauma symptoms. Trauma treatment and trauma therapy can come in many different forms, and there are numerous evidence-based approaches to resolve trauma symptoms. The CBT-PB Trauma Treatment Program offers a number of different therapy approaches, depending on client needs. We offer PTSD therapy and other trauma treatment individualized based on client’s symptoms and treatment goals. Contact Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of the Palm Beaches to schedule a telephone consultation at 561-299-0383.

1 American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders. In Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.