Are you struggling with the effects of sexual trauma?
Right now, you might be experiencing:
- Disconnect from Your Body: A profound sense of disconnect, making it difficult to feel or identify emotions and sensations in your body.
- Inability to Enjoy Sex: Struggling to find sex pleasurable today, leading to distress and avoidance.
- Avoidance of Triggers: Avoiding any reminder or trigger of your past traumatic experiences, which can include places, people, or even specific sensations.
- Shame and Guilt: Deep feelings of shame, guilt, and disgust towards yourself and your body.
- Loneliness and Isolation: A pervasive sense of loneliness and isolation, feeling like you can’t talk to anyone about what you’ve been through.
You’ve started to recognize how unresolved sexual trauma is impacting your life:
- Relationship Struggles: You feel caught in a double bind—wanting to be sexually close to your current partner but also feeling extremely triggered when you try to do so.
- Avoidance of Intimacy: Your avoidance of sex is causing you to avoid relationships and maybe even postpone your timeline of having children.
- Intrusive Thoughts: You have intrusive thoughts that dysregulate you and distract you from whatever you’re trying to focus on.
- Lack of Pleasure: Your disconnect from your body is shutting you off from being able to experience non-sexual pleasure in any form.
- Romantic Relationship Strain: Your romantic relationship is suffering and may be on the verge of ending.
You’re wondering…
- Is there any way to resolve my sexual trauma without talking about the details?
- Is this content going to be too much for my therapist to hear?
- Will I ever be able to feel anything in my body?
- I want to get better, but I don’t want to face what happened. How can I move forward?
You’re longing for…
- Embodiment: The ability to feel embodied and connected to your body, recognizing its signals and wisdom.
- Healthy Boundaries: Strong boundaries and the ability to clearly communicate your no’s and yes’s around sex to your partner.
- Ease in Sexuality: For sex to feel easier and not fraught like a battlefield.
- Freedom from Flashbacks: The ability to move through your days and evenings without flashbacks and intrusions about what happened to you.
- Trust and Appreciation: The ability to trust, like, and appreciate your body again.
What you’re longing for is possible.
At Evergreen Counseling, we have a staff of seasoned, evidence-based, trauma-trained therapists skilled in treating sexual trauma.
Imagine the Transformation Through Trauma Therapy
By pursuing trauma therapy for sexual trauma, you can imagine:
You feel completely disconnected from your body and have a hard time even identifying emotions and sensations in it.
You feel embodied, connected, and able to notice the subtle and large signals your body’s wisdom contains.
Sex feels painful, scary, and distressing.
Sex feels more joyful, less painful, and more empowering for you.
Exposure to triggers of your sexual trauma overwhelms you and causes you great distress.
You can face your triggers and not be as distressed.
You have recurring negative and persistent intrusions about the experience(s) you went through.
You don’t experience mental intrusions of painful events anymore. And if you do, they don’t cause you as much distress.
What if I’m Not Ready?
Not Quite Ready to Book a Complimentary Concierge Matching Call? That’s Okay.
We understand that taking the first step towards therapy can feel overwhelming. We’re here to make this decision easier for you.
Starting therapy can bring up mixed feelings—part of you might be eager, while another part hesitates to confront deeply buried emotions. You might doubt whether therapy can help, especially if you’ve struggled for a long time or had disappointing experiences with untrained therapists or life coaches. At Evergreen Counseling, our trauma-trained therapists are deeply committed to providing expert care.
Here’s How We Can Help You Move Forward
- Complimentary Concierge Matching Call: Our concierge matching call is an opportunity for you to ask questions, share your concerns, and see if our approach feels right for you—without any obligation.
- Reimbursement Options: Concerned about the cost? We can guide you on how to get reimbursed for therapy using your out-of-network insurance benefits, making high-quality care more accessible to you.
- Informed Decision: Whether you’re ready to start or still exploring your options, we want you to feel fully informed and confident in your choice.
